VIETNAM TODAY

Ten countries and territories have agreed to protect the "Buon Ma Thuot Coffee" brand name, which hails from the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk, its provincial People’s Committee said.

Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who was believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kilograms (220 pounds).

A family in Ninh Binh Province are in need of financial help to raise two children who are suffering from cerebral palsy.

Hanoi has been placed second on the list of the world’s 17 greatest cities for food selected by the UK’s Telegraph.

An International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management gathered international scientists in central Binh Dinh province to discuss environmental issues as well as share research results and management experience.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and labour export companies have discussed cumbersome procedures and challenges facing the sector at a meeting on March 8.

A bus driver and assistant in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An Town were suspended from their work for refusing to serve a disabled passenger.

Many projects in Vung Ang Economic Zone in the central province of Ha Tinh have their investment licences revoked for the long delay or ineffective operations.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam has announced an investment plan for five years (2016-2020) with capital of VND31.6 trillion ($1.4 billion).

The political fate of South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye will be decided by the country's highest court Friday, a spokesman said, when it will rule on whether to confirm her impeachment.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport and Laotian Ministry of Public Works and Transport agreed to carry out the next step of the project to build a highway connecting two countries' capitals this year.

The central province of Binh Dinh will spend 392 billion VND (17.2 million USD) on searching for unexploded ordnance (UXO) in 2016 – 2020, according to Nguyen Van Hung, Head of Engineering Division of the provincial Military Command.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued the certificate to Gala Viet Event Tour Corporation allowing it to host the Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 in the coastal province of Phu Yen Province.

Police in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has just raided a local pepper trader found mixing chemicals into their product.

Forbes Vietnam has announced the list of the 50 most influential Vietnamese women in 2017, 20 of whom are businesswomen.

The Government will closely coordinate with the Vietnam Women’s Union and local authorities to listen to women’s aspirations and to create the most favourable conditions possible in which for women to participate actively in public life.

Vietnamese food is drawing attention at the 42nd FOODEX, Japan’s largest international food and beverage exhibition, which opened in Chiba Prefecture on March 7.

Describing China as a friend to both Saudi Arabia and Iran, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday he hopes both countries can resolve their differences through talks, ahead of a visit by the Saudi king to China.

80% of female workers aged over 35 are leaving employment because of stress, reported by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions.