VIETNAM TODAY

Ever since Việt Nam was reunified 42 years ago, people’s quality of life, especially in the Mekong Delta, has improved significantly.

Vietnam and Thailand will work together to educate their people on not illegally fishing off each nation’s waters and issue joint advance warnings against the act, the Prime Ministers of the two countries said.

Vietnamese athletes secured two more gold medals at the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships on April 28.

Vietnam earned an estimated US$604 million from the export of aquatic products in April, bringing the total figure of the year’s first four months to about US$2.1 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.2%.

Viet Nam resolutely protests against China’s recent moves in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago which violate Viet Nam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and complicate the situation in the East Sea.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Government Inspectorate to investigate a giant pulp project in Nghe An Province which has been left idle for years.

Vietnam and Italy have conducted the second defense policy dialogue in Italy during which Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh urged Defence Ministries of both nations to increase the effectiveness of their cooperation mechanism.

Hanoi authorities have agreed on piloting the operation of ordinary buses in the lane currently reserved for the bus rapid transit (BRT).

Start-up businesses that focus on green growth will have the opportunity to receive funding and access to comprehensive business development support services from the Việt Nam Climate Innovation Centre (VCIC).

The management of imported frozen food, especially tracking its origin, is a headache for Hà Nội’s food quality supervision force, the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) reported.

Kayak services on Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh will resume from May 1, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Long.

Vietnam’s trade revenue is estimated at 125.41 billion USD in the first four months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 20.1 percent, said the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Every morning at around 8am, when the sun is high over his head, Võ Sỹ Triển heads to the Nhật Lệ River to begin his working day.

ASEAN foreign ministers issued yesterday a statement expressing grave concern over the escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula, urging the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and all parties concerned to exercise self-restraint to de-escalate the tension.

A Summer Festival will take place in the mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai from April 29 till the end of June, featuring various activities to commemorate the Lao Cai – Northwest

Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company in the central province of Ha Tinh has completed 52 out of 53 environmental protection tasks required of it after violating regulations on environmental protection.

Authorities in Danang City have permitted boats on Han River to offer tours for visitors to watch firework display during this year’s firework festival.

Vietnamese citizens, especially the underprivileged, will have access to inexpensive drugs produced by US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to treat hepatitis C infections.

The Ministry of Trade has urged shopping centres and supermarkets to help the domestic pig sector.