VIETNAM TODAY

Young Vietnamese actress/director/producer Ngo Thanh Van has revealed that she is joining the cast of Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bright’ directed by David Ayer.

Hanoi’s first urban railway service, the Cat Linh–Ha Dong Line, will begin a trial run in October before being put into official operation in the second quarter of 2018.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad, said Minister Dao Ngoc Dung.

Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed the button to launch a high-tech agricultural production at a VinEco farm in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 2.

Nem Thuong Village’s traditional pig slaughtering festival in Bac Ninh Province, is still being held in private despite the huge public outcry.

Vietnam Real Estate Association Chairman Nguyen Tran Nam said that the local property market would see more cheap housing supply in 2017 to meet increasing demand.

Salvos of artillery shook eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels. Two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight and 10 others wounded, the government said, while rebels said one of

Backed by a strong end of year with 2016’s fourth quarter GDP growth of 6.8 per cent and a growth rate of 6.2 per cent for the whole year, the primary driver of Vietnam’s robust economic expansion is manufacturing,

Vietnam’s seas are home to about 1,100 square kilometres of coral reefs with 240 species, according to the Directorate of Fisheries.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has set a goal to get 30% of Vietnamese people shopping online by 2020.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam has requested the investor of the Yen So Sewage Treatment Plant to return millions of US dollars after uncovering various violations.

The German Resonanz Ensemble will present their Urban String concert in Hanoi on February 13 as part of their Asian tour.

The Vietnam Steel Corporation (VnSteel) aims to earn consolidated revenue of 18.8 trillion VND (835.5 million USD) in 2017, an increase of 800 billion VND from 2016.

Israel has unveiled plans for 3,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, the fourth such announcement in the less than two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.

A mother in Bac Giang Province is calling for help to raise two ill children and take care of her husband who is suffering from heart disease and asthma.

As many as 30 people were killed and 47 injured in traffic accidents on February 1, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Vietnam began granting electronic visas for foreign citizens from 40 countries worldwide as from February 1, 2017, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports.

The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister said on Wednesday President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries was an internal affair not directed at any faith, a more measure reaction than others from the region.

The Ministry of Health’s Department of Preventive Medicine has just warned about the spread of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus from China to Vietnam.