VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved investment of Lotus Cam Ranh Golf Course project in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

The People’s Committee of the southern central coastal province of Binh Thuan has issued a plan to boost tourism through 2020, aiming to make tourism a spearhead sector of the province and turning the locality into a national sea

India's space agency said it successfully launched more than 100 foreign nano satellites into orbit Wednesday aboard a single rocket.

Industry and Trade Deputy Minister Ho Thi Kim Thoa has been in the public spotlight these days after being found to hold a large stake in a local light bulb firm.

Forest rangers were ramping up efforts to protect the seven-elephant herd which recently showed up at the forest edge in Quang Nam province’s Que Lam commune, the unit head said.

Many fish processing companies in the Mekong Delta region have gone bankrupt, owing banks and farmers billions of VND.

Methanol in a local brewed spirit is the prime suspect for the death of seven people in Lai Chau Province, according to local health officers.

The PM has ratified the investment of the USAID Community HIV Link-Southern Project, which is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) though a non-refundable aid.

South Korea's spy agency suspects two female North Korean agents assassinated the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, lawmakers in Seoul said on Wednesday, as Malaysian medical authorities sought a cause of death.

A poor family in the central province of Phu Yen are calling for help to save the father who is suffering from cancer, while his four-month-old son is struggling with sepsis and cerebral palsy.

China's smog-hit capital Beijing will ban high-emission vehicles from Wednesday as part of its efforts to combat pollution, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.

Many visitors to the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in HCM City have been caught deliberately provoking animals and climbing the fences despite warnings.

Over 60% of Japanese firms in Vietnam have plans to expand their business, according to Atsusuke Kawada, head of the Hanoi office of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

Vietnam needs 1 million workers in information technology and digital content creation but now there are only 300,000 people in this field, pointing to a need to improve the quality of education and tailor it to the need of companies.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a list of eleven newly recognised forms of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage.

In a bid to raise capital and improve medical treatment services, Hanoi is seeking both local and foreign investors to buy stakes in public hospitals it owns.

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court has banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad while Indonesian students plan to spurn the event, as the festival of love gets a chilly reception in parts of Asia.

The Presidential Palace in Hanoi was named among the 13 most beautiful palaces in the world by US magazine Architecture Digest.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed 20 industries from which private organizations are banned, in the latest draft decree on goods and services under State monopoly.