VIETNAM TODAY

The ancient city of Hoi An will continue to expand the town zone for pedestrians and non-motorised vehicles in an effort to cope with the increasing number of tourists.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Mindanao island in the Philippines on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Prague on April 11 (local time) to start an official visit to the Czech Republic at the invitation of President of the Senate of the Czech Parliament Milan Stech.

Vietnamese enterprises saw a sharp decrease of profits in the 2010-2015 period compared to the previous five years, according to the General Statistics Office.

Environmental experts have pointed out problems with the idea of raising fish by the waste water discharge lake at Lee & Man Paper Plant in Hau Giang Province.

Vietnam ousted Myanmar 2-0 in its last qualifying match of Group D to ensure the group’s solitary ticket to the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in Jordan from April 7 to 22.

Uber Vietnam has just received approval from the local Ministry of Transport to pilot an IT upgrade for its services, the company said.

The societies of travel agents of Vietnam and the U.S. signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi last week to boost tourism by promoting destinations, launching new products and exchanging business information.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced a National Monitoring Programme for Avian Flu to prevent the spread of the virus. Two cases were recently discovered in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Vietnam catfish processors must prepare for the inspection programme of the US Department of Agriculture in order to boost exports into this market.

The chief executive of United Airlines issued another apology on Tuesday amid a firestorm of criticism sparked by the forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight.

Scott Matt from the US has been repainting an alleyway in the Old Quarter of Hanoi and hopes he can paint all alleyways in the city.

An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first months of 2017, UNICEF said Wednesday.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 16-19.

Vietnam will not license a new airline until the Tan Son Nhat Airport upgrade project is completed according to an instruction by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Australian Ambassador, Craig Chittick, and the World Bank Country Director, Ousmane Dione, signed a new four-year partnership to continue joint support to Vietnam’s sustainable and inclusive economic reform agenda.

Vietnam’s economy is still continuing the upward trend, especially in agriculture and manufacturing, but growth could be hurt by external factors, according to the National Financial Supervisory Commission.

A light decorating company in HCM City has agreed to pay USD1,000 compensation to a foreign tourist who stumbled and fell due to the company’s negligence.

Vietnam’s national forest cover is targeted to reach 42% of the total land area, equivalent to 14.4 million hectares, by 2020.