VIETNAM TODAY

Even though traditional craft villages in Hanoi created some 800,000 jobs last year, they still need to deal with various problems including weak infrastructure and pollution.

The Northern Airports Authority has confirmed that a plane was unable to land for 15 minutes because a dog was running loose on the runway at Dien Bien Phu Airport.

The Vietnam Bar Federation has said that they are willing to offer support to Doan Thi Huong who was charged with killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother.

People in many districts in HCM City have started clearing pavements after local authorities in District 1 led the campaign to curb pavement encroachment.

A grandmother in Hanoi is calling for help for her two grandchildren who are suffering from heart disease and the death of their mother.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted a welcoming ceremony for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Hanoi on March 1.

South Korean and U.S. troops began large-scale joint military exercise on Wednesday conducted annually to test their defense readiness against the threat from North Korea, which routinely characterizes the drills as preparation for war against it.

The seventh Traditional Craft Festival is scheduled to take place in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, from April 28 to May 2, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

A wealth report by leading UK independent real estate consultancy Knight Frank showed that Vietnam is among the countries with the fastest rise in the number of USD millionaires.

Hanoi authorities started providing transport subsidies to officials at eight departments and offices instead of state-owned cars from March 1.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia is taking citizen protection measures for Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen, according to the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department.

A string of new policies on certificates of land use rights, casino business activities for Vietnamese residents, horse and greyhound racing and international football betting, and government guarantee come into force in March.

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who are on an official visit to Vietnam, met with Vietnamese alumni who studied in Japan at Vietnam’s first university, the Temple of Literature, in Hanoi on March 2.

The first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) and related meetings have successfully concluded with positive outcomes, laying a foundation for the next events from now to the year-end, said a high-ranking diplomat.

Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien failed in both women’s 200m breaststroke and 400m freestyle stroke at the first day competition of Arena Pro Swim Series in the US on February 3.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, head of the Vietnamese delegation, participated in a panel discussion on the adverse impacts of climate change on children’s rights, in Geneva, Switzerland on March 2, as a panellist.

President of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) Michael Bahren has affirmed his agency’s commitments to supporting and encouraging European businesses to forge stronger partnerships with Vietnam.

Many companies in Vietnam have halted advertising campaigns on Youtube following local authorities warning about their ads inadvertently appearing on videos with "bad content".

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will leave Hanoi for Hue City on March 3 during their on-going visit to Vietnam.