VIETNAM TODAY

Most people look for a place to hide when a typhoon is on the horizon, but Atsushi Shimizu hopes that the fury of nature may one day help resource-poor Japan tackle its energy woes.

Diesel automobiles manufacturers and importers will have to apply the Euro 4 standard from the end of December 31, 2017, as stipulated in the Notice 126/TB-VPCP dated March 10, 2017 by the Prime Minister.

All 15 shops and business centres dedicated to serving only Chinese tourists in Hạ Long City, Quảng Ninh Province were closed by the local people’s committee, according to online newspaper zing.vn.

An array of cultural activities kicked off on April 3 in the ancestral land of Phu Tho to celebrate the upcoming 2017 Hung Kings Temple Festival, which will be observed nationwide on April 6 or the tenth day of

While the number of loudspeakers in Hanoi’s outlying districts and towns will remain unchanged, only five to 10 will be retained in each of the inner-city wards, at necessary locations, according to local authorities.

South Korea’s budget airlines T’way Air on April 2 officially opened one more direct route linking the central city of Danang and South Korea’s Daegu City.

Vietnam and Mongolia should exert more efforts to increase political trust, expand economic cooperation and closely coordinate at multilateral forums, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has told his visiting Mongolian counterpart, Tsend Munkh-Orgil during their talks on April 3

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc directed taking measures to promote the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) during the Government’s March meeting in Hanoi on April 3.

China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region.

The Vietnamese real estate sector attracted a total of USD343.7 million of foreign direct investment in the first quarter of this year.

A new tourism product is emerging in Vietnam, combining luxury MICE business trips with personal time spent travelling in style.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged the two ministries overseeing the Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận expressway project to speed up construction of the Mỹ Thuận-Cần Thơ stretch so that the entire road can be open to traffic by 2019.

Ninh Thuan Province authorities are rushing to complete the Tan My reservoir and weir system on the Dinh River near Phan Rang-Thap Cham City in order to deal with drought and saltwater intrusion.

Nine-year-old Le Thi Nhat Linh, who was found dead in Japan, has been buried in her home province of Hung Yen on April 3.

The pilot of Swiss-based Vistajet Airline has complained that a laser beam was flashed into the cockpit while his plane was landing at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi.

As part of Taste of Australia 2017, the Australian Government in partnership with importers representing Australian wines, has delivered wine tasting events in HCMC and Hanoi.

The energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar says it plans to boost production from a vast underwater natural gas field by 10 percent.

Women from across the country have been invited to take part in Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017, an event to encourage environmental protection.

The People’s Committee of HCM City has submitted a solid-waste treatment plan to 2025 to the Ministry of Construction, which will seek approval from the central Government.