VIETNAM TODAY

An ASEAN market seminar “Capturing business opportunities in Vietnam’s third largest city: Haiphong” took place in Singapore on April 20, attracting more than 80 participants, mostly Singaporean businesses coming from diverse industries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a master plan for the Ban Gioc waterfall site and detailed planning for the central area of the tourist site in the northern province of Cao Bang.

Two men accused of fundraising and recruiting for the Islamic State group in India were sentenced to seven years in jail Friday, an official said.

The Hanoi People's Supreme Court will organise a meeting on April 25 to apologise to Han Duc Long from Bac Giang Province who was wrongly given a death sentence.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said that dirty food is not the major cause of cancer in Vietnam, but it is acute infection and chronic diseases.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat met under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 18 and 21 to consider disciplinary measures against certain Party organisations and Party members at the proposal of the Central Inspection Commission.

Vietnam is forecast to be the fastest growing convenience store market in Asia by 2021, according to new data released by international grocery research organisation the Institute of Grocery Distribution.

Disadvantaged groups are not benefiting from the new Law on Forest and Development, experts said at a conference Wednesday in Hanoi on amendments to the fifth draft of the Law on Forest and Development.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered an investigation into the use and management of a 59-ha land lot in My Duc District where local people are protesting an attempted reclamation.

The coast guards of Vietnam and China conducted a joint fishery patrol on shared fishing grounds in the Tonkin Gulf from April 18-20, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay official visits to Cambodia from April 24-25 and Laos from April 26-27 at the invitations of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen and Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith, respectively.

Registration for the 2017 high school graduation and college entrance exams has drawn to a close after 20 days, with nearly 860,000 students registered, the Ministry of Education and Training announced.

US Vice President Mike Pence announced $10 billion in deals between American and Indonesian companies during a visit to Jakarta Friday, as he pushed for greater access to Southeast Asia's top economy.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has submitted five solutions to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to help the pig-farming industry in the context of a sharp fall in pork prices.

US President Donald Trump will visit Vietnam this November to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, according to to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Vietnam calls on involved parties to resume negotiations to seek a peaceful solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict on the basis of United Nations resolutions.

A new Dan Tri Bridge has just been built for people in Lai Vung Town, Dong Thap Province.

Dozens of paintings featuring the rhino have been made on many streets in HCM City which aims to raise awareness in protecting the endangered animal.

Nguyen Duc Chi, chairman of State Capital Investment Corporation announced it would invest in the health sector, especially cancer treatment and medicines.