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The Prime Minister is scheduled to chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control this week in order to examine if Vietnam should declare an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister of Health

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Vietnam posts trade surplus of US$9.8 billion in five months

Vietnam’s import-export value in the first five months of this year was estimated at US$262.54 billion, down 14.7 per cent year-on-year, with a trade surplus of $9.8 billion, the General Statistics Office has announced.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay a two-day official visit to Vietnam from June 3 to 4, according to the Australian Embassy to Vietnam.

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Vietnam Airlines increases flight frequency to Singapore

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Hanoi and Singapore from one to two flights a day on all weekdays from June 15 to meet the travel demand between the two countries.

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South Korean, Chinese visitors to Vietnam surge

South Korean tourists topped the charts in terms of visits to Vietnam in the first five months of this year, followed by China.

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Bronze age artefacts found in Dak Nong

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has recently discovered numerous artefacts belonging to inhabitants dating back 3,500 years.

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Vietnamese students bag six medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2023

All six Vietnamese students competing at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2023 won medals, including four silvers and two bronzes, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

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Asian investors traded nervously Tuesday as they kept an eye on Washington, where lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default.

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Thai police said on Monday they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of an Indian gangster in the resort island of Phuket.

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Markets mostly rose Monday on news that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached a deal to lift the US debt ceiling and avoid a calamitous default.

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South Korea's Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency exit seats following an incident in which a passenger opened an aircraft door mid-air, the carrier said Sunday.

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An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts.

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A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land on Friday, the carrier told AFP, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised.

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