VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese coach Hoang Anh Tuan on May 7 announced the official list of 21 players who will represent Vietnam at the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, taking place in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from May 20 to June 11.

Almost 1,400 contestants from 59 countries and territories worldwide took part in the multisport Ironman competition in the central city of Da Nang on May 7.

The Indonesian government is suing Thailand's state-owned PTT and PTT Exploration and Production for around $2 billion for alleged damage to the environment from an oil spill in the Timor Sea eight years ago.

With over 90% of votes, the 12th Party Central Committee on Sunday decided to give warning to and remove Mr. Dinh La Thang, secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City from the Politburo, according to the

A crash between a truck and a coach in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai early Sunday claimed 12 lives and injured 33 others.

Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.

The instructions on state compensation defined in Inter-Circular 4 seems too vague and this will make it difficult to decide the exact amount that officials have to pay for their involvement.

Associated Press (AP) photographer Nick Ut presented his iconic photo 'Napalm Girl' to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum on May 6.

Indonesian authorities have detained nearly 580 Vietnamese fishermen for illegally fishing in the country’s waters, according to the Vietnamese embassy in Jakarta.

Importing large amounts of scrap steel is turning Việt Nam into an industrial landfill, with environmental risks coming with the waste.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature held a meeting to update the progress of drafting dossiers re-applying for UNESCO’s recognition of Ha Long Bay with an extended area to Cat Ba archipelago as World Natural Heritage site.

The Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera) will put up shares for sale in Singapore on May 9 as part of the company’s plan to sell 120 million shares in its initial public offering (IPO).

Preserving biodiversity in Việt Nam was the main topic of discussion at a workshop on May 5 in Hà Nội.

Many items of Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro project in Hanoi have not yet been finished on time due to the slow pace of investment by the contractors.

The upgrade and re-construction of many dilapidated apartment buildings in Hanoi has been delayed by differences between residents, authorities and investors.

HCM City will host the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup for the third time in a row on May 22-28.

The latest report from the World Bank on Vietnam’s agriculture supply chains shows the country is behind its neighbors in terms of supply chain operations and trade.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 5 met with Japanese Ambassador Kunio Umeda in Hanoi to discuss preparations for the PM’s forthcoming official visit to Japan.

The Government wants public colleges to become autonomous in order to be competitive, but many of them are worried about such a move, especially the financial aspect.