VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered an investigation into who is sending threatening messages to the chairman of Bac Ninh Province after he tightened control over illegal sand extraction.

A majority of people in Hanoi’s inner-city districts have pledged not to encroach on pavements since Hanoi started its fight against the violators.

'Vo ba' (The Third Wife), a Vietnamese film directed by Nguyen Phuong Anh and produced by Tran Bich Ngoc, won the post-production and Hong Kong to Cannes awards at the 15th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum.

The Thu Cuc International General Hospital and the Cuban Ministry of Health’s SMC Company signed a contract on March 16 on sending Cuban doctors to work in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Energy Association said Vietnam has huge potential for renewable energy which can account for 43% of total energy used in the country by 2050 if it is invested wisely.

With its low cost of living, young tech-savvy workforce, and digital infrastructure, Southeast Asia is fast becoming a hotspot for startups and digital nomads, according to the latest report by real estate consultants JLL.

The police in HCM City are investigating a nursery owner and her sister who are accused of abusing children at a local nursery.

The Airbus Foundation and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines jointly have carried 31 kidney dialysis machines and medical equipment to Hanoi Nephorology Hospital.

Japan’s Linux Professional Institute (JPI) Evolable Asia company and Đà Nẵng’s Đông Á College have established an information technology (IT) human resource training programme.

South Korea said on Wednesday it will hold an election on May 9 to choose a successor for former President Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in a historic court ruling last week over a widening corruption scandal.

The frigate HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang left Vietnam on March 15 to attend the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Showcase 2017 (LIMA 2017) in Malaysia for the first time.

The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, which is described as a rival of Samsung and Apple, has just launched its key products in Vietnam.

At least three people have been killed and 16 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in the northern province of Ha Nam on Thursday morning.

Vietnamese coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn hopes Vietam can make a big surprise at the coming FIFA U-20 World Cup, after the draw for event took place at the Suwon Artrium, South Korea yesterday.

US Ambassador, Ted Osius, and Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Nguyen The Phuong on Wednesday co-chaired the First Annual Donor Forum of the Mine Action Partnership Group (MAPG), a gathering of Vietnamese mine action agencies and international stakeholders

Vietnam has high demand for public infrastructure investments and this is an opportunity to attract South Korean investors, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has been ranked 83rd among top 100 best airports in the world by UK-based consultancy firm Skytrax.

Asia-Pacific ministers said on Wednesday (Mar 15) they would seek to move forward on a trade agreement resembling the Trans-Pacific Partnership after President Donald Trump killed the deal by withdrawing the United States.

Vietnam and Cambodia affirmed their determination to soon completing border marker planting to establish a border of peace, stability, cooperation and development.