VIETNAM TODAY

U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs," the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said.

In the middle of HCM City's District 1 is a slum where the houses are so small that a family has no space to eat a meal together.

Vietnam may surpass China to become one among 10 countries with the most serious environmental pollution in the world by 2035 if the country continues maintaining the current industrial development, experts warned.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia attended the April 13 trial of Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong who is one of the suspects in the murder of a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to

Following an overall inspection of all karaoke shops, Hanoi has decided to suspend 126 shops and asked more than 530 others to temporarily close.

The Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company has just announced its 2017 list of top 500 best growth and best prosperity companies in Vietnam.

Female faces in the list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in 2017, voted by Forbes Vietnam, have been honoured under the framework of the 2017 Women's Summit by Vietnam Forbes.

North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday.

A 400-kilogramme bomb left from the American War was dismantled and safely detonated in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s Tan Thanh District on April 13.

Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats, lawmakers said Wednesday, as pressure grows to improve animal welfare after a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage.

Fish farmers in Hau Giang Province have decided to stop their work for fear of possible wastewater discharges from the Lee & Man Paper Manufacturers.

The number of tourists to Quang Tri Province has been on the rise a year after the industry was badly affected by Formosa disaster that caused mass fish deaths in four central provinces.

Two Japanese nationals have just been sentenced 18 years in jail for allegedly smuggling seven golden statues through Noi Bai International Airport last August.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed Lao Cai province to focus on developing its tourism, which is considered a key economic sector in the fight against poverty and the promotion of cultural identities of ethnic groups in the

As it is getting considerably hotter these days, many people in HCM City have to shield themselves from the sun and scorching heat.

A poor woman in the northern province of Phu Tho, who lost two children due to Haemophilia, is calling for help to save her another child from the death risk also because of this disease.

A recent survey shows that 38% of Vietnamese think that leaders of firms are in the top three most corrupted groups.

Vietnam has asked for Malaysia’s cautious, fair and indiscriminate approach to taking legal proceedings against Doan Thi Huong - a suspect in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen Kim Chol in Malaysia, ensuring her legitimate rights

Australia's Maritime Border Command (MBC), a multi-agency task force within the Australian Border Force (ABF), on April 12 said they and the Australian Fisheries Management Authorities have captured a Vietnamese fishing boat with 15 fishermen for allegedly illegal fishing.