At least 20 people have died and 17 are missing as Typhoon Damrey, the 12th to emerge from the East Sea this year, made landfall on the morning of November 4 in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnam’s globalisation process has been spearheaded by trade, and financial integration has lagged. Time to catch up.

On the tourist routes of central Vietnam, Hoi An ancient town offers a change of pace from the normal hustle and bustle of cities. The small town boasts mossy old churches, temples and wooden houses dotted along small lanes shadowed with green and flowery climbing vines.

While the US’s withdrawal is a big blow to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the agreement forged after five years of negotiations still has a lot to offer.

The ethnic Thai in Nghe An belong to an old branch of the original Thai people settled in the mountains of northern Vietnam. With the help of Japanese advice, some villagers are now turning to home-stay tourism to earn extra income and preserve their ancient culture.

Vietnamese exporters of farm produce must learn more about food-safety requirements and maximum residue limits (MRL) of importing countries, experts said at a workshop held in HCM City on November 2.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam has asked his players to have convincing victories at the upcoming qualifier of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship.

The central city of Danang will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit from November 5 to 11. Expats and people living in Danang share their views on the event with Vietnam News reporters:

Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site, charms visitors with its picturesque riverside, brightly coloured old houses; great street food; fine-art galleries and rural villages.

No 2 seed Pham Cao Cuong advanced to the quarter-finals at the Beer Lao International Series badminton tournament on November 2 in Vientiane, Laos.