VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total trade with ASEAN exceeded US$60 billion in the first eight months of 2025, with imports accounting for US$35 billion and exports reaching US$25.6 billion.

VOV.VN - The Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia (ASEAN) regions have been identified as key markets in Vietnam’s tourism strategy to achieve its ambitious goal of welcoming 25 million international visitors in 2025, heard a national travel conference held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese-American pickleball player Phuc Huynh clinched the championship title at the 2025 PPA Tour Asia’s Vietnam Open 2025 after defeating renowned player Ly Hoang Nam in the final match held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 7.

VOV.VN - Dinh Sy Tu, 25, from northern Thai Nguyen province, a fitness coach and model, was awarded the third runner-up title at the Mister Cosmopolitan 2025 finale held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 7.

In the 2024-2025 crop, Vietnam maintained its position as the regional leader in sugar productivity, reaching 6.69 tonnes of sugar per hectare, outpacing other major producers such as Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The grand finale of the Honouring the Vietnamese Language 2025 contest was held on September 6 at the Sapa Trade Centre, a hub of the Vietnamese community in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

VOV.VN - Although Typhoon Tapah will not directly pound Vietnam, the low-pressure area to be weakened from it is expected to move westward toward the country, causing a spell of heavy rain in the northern provinces on September 9-10.

VOV.VN - Last week, Vietnam’s gold market witnessed unprecedented developments as SJC gold bars soared above VND135 million per tael, setting a new record and leaving far behind the converted price from the global market.

VOV.VN - A press conference on the Miss Tourism Ethnic Vietnam 2025 contest was held on September 7 in Moc Chau, northern Son La province, aiming to honor the beauty, intelligence, and resilience of Vietnamese women while promoting the cultural, tourism, and heritage values of 54 ethnic groups to the international community.

The sounds of black-shanked douc langurs, yellow-cheeked gibbons, and other primates echo through the forests of Cat Tien National Park, where dozens of rare and endangered animals are receiving care at the park’s Rescue, Conservation and Development Centre.