VIETNAM TODAY

Many foreign tourists visiting Hanoi complain about being harassed by local street vendors.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with President of the Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger on March 29 during the latter's official visit to Viet Nam from March 28-31.

Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28.

The family of the Vietnamese nine-year-old girl who was recently found dead in Japan said that they are facing language and legal difficulties with Japanese agencies.

Danang City has asked the investor of Tien Sa eco-tourism resort to halt the project as the constructions are being conducted without licence.

A representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) was launched in Vietnam on March 28 as part of the two countries’ effort to boost bilateral tourism cooperation.

Viettel Telecom Company have brought big changes to the telecommunications sector in the eastern African country of Tanzania.

The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung will unveil its latest flagship, the Galaxy S8, on Wednesday (Mar 29) in New York as it seeks to move on from last year's humiliating recall crisis.

Vietnam has recorded a trade deficit of nearly USD2 billion so far this year following the trade surplus of USD2.7 billion in 2016.

HCM City Paediatrics Hospital No 1 doctors have successfully performed a congenital heart surgery for a premature baby weighing 900grams, the lightest patient ever to receive the surgery.

Pavements in HCM City’s District 1 have now been largely cleared of obstacles.

Vietnam ranked first at the 12th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships which closed on March 28 in the Philippines.

The prime minister has asked local departments to continue the search for nine crewmen whose ship was hit and sank in the waters off Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on March 28.

China called on France to protect its citizens two days after police in Paris killed a Chinese father of five, sparking violent protests in which 35 people were arrested.

The mid-end segment dominated Hanoi’s apartment market in the first quarter of 2017.

A woman in Long Bien District, Hanoi has used thousands of recycled plastic bottles to build a small house and raise people's awareness about environmental protection.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has held a press conference to update the media on the unexploded ordnance contamination and the settlement of post-war UXO consequences in Vietnam.

Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang has been named as one of the top 10 most beautiful Asian islands to visit this summer by the tourism site www.topinspired.com.

Poor equipment and facilities have been blamed for the failure in the new family healthcare clinics to attract patients.