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Culture, identity, creativity must be at centre of Hanoi's development: Party chief

Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- Party General Secretary To Lam has stressed the importance of placing "time-honoured culture- identity - creativity" at the centre of all development strategies for Hanoi, serving as... Read More


Cambodia launches national campaigns to prevent school dropouts

Phnom Penh, Oct. 16 -- The Cambodian Government has launched two nationwide campaigns aimed at ensuring that all children have access to education, as the 2025-2026 academic year is set to begin in No... Read More


Lao Cai has new People's Council leader, passes 14 resolutions

Lao Cai, Oct. 16 -- Alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Lao Cai provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term Trinh Viet Hung has been named Chairman of the provin... Read More


October 16 fuel price adjustment: Petrol up, oil down

Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- Petrol prices rose while oil prices continued to decline in the latest adjustment announced on October 16 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance. Under th... Read More


Hai Phong unveils free trade zone to drive hi-tech, green growth

Hai Phong, Oct. 16 -- Authorities of Hai Phong city on October 16 announced the establishment of a Free Trade Zone (FTZ), making it a new growth engine in line with the Politburo's Resolution 45, whic... Read More


Thailand approves large budget package for state enterprises

Bangkok, Oct. 16 -- The Thai Cabinet has approved a 1.56 trillion THB (nearly 48 billion USD) investment budget framework for 51 state enterprises in fiscal year 2026, as proposed by the National Econ... Read More


Indonesia resumes int'l carbon trading after four-year hiatus

Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emissions trading after a four-year hiatus. The Southeast Asian country issued carbon m... Read More


Vietnam, Saint Kitts and Nevis seek to advance practical cooperation mechanisms

Havana, Oct. 16 -- Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to enhance friendly and cooperative relations with Saint Kitts and Nevis across multiple fields, Le Quang Long, Vietnam's Ambassador to Cub... Read More


Singapore determined to build safe cyber environment

Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- A bill tabled in Singapore's parliament on October 15 proposes measures to empower victims of online harms to seek timely relief and obtain redress, as part of moves to strengthen on... Read More


Malaysia temporarily closes several schools amid influenza outbreak

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 16 -- Malaysia's Ministry of Education (KPM) has reported that around 6,000 students nationwide have contracted influenza, prompting the temporary closure of several schools as advi... Read More