Bangkok: Thailand and China launched the first direct cargo rail link from Nong Khai to Chongqing via Laos on December 29.

At the launching ceremony, a train carrying dried longan departed from Thailand’s Nong Khai province while another train carryi…

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on December 30 announced a decision to set up the city’s Department of Food Safety – the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Directly under the municipal People’s Committee, the department has the function …

Seoul: In the first 11 months of 2023, more than 7.3 million tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) visited Vietnam, an increase of 220% compared to the same period last year, according to the RoK’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

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Hanoi: Russia’s news agency Sputnik has lauded the launch of Vietnamese-developed apps as a positive signal, demonstrating the efforts of domestic technology units to gradually reduce reliance on foreign products and improve the accuracy of informatio…

Hanoi: Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on December 29 demanded inspection be enhanced in the ‘sensitive fields’ prone to corruption and negative phenomena.

He made the request while addressing a national teleconference reviewing the inspection sec…