VIETNAM TODAY

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted the significant role of Vietnamese and Japanese businesses in promoting the strategic partnership between the two countries.

A contest to design a logo for the 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) forum announced its winner on January 16, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed, in a draft law, to almost triple the environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption from the current VNĐ3,000 (US$0.13) to VNĐ8,000 per litre.

Eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world's population, a level of inequality which "threatens to pull our societies apart", Oxfam said on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum opening in Davos.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday delivered documents to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) regarding the management of 877 formula milk products for children less than six years old. The Domestic Market Department under the MoIT

Many residents in Quang Ngai City have complained about the local authorities' spending too much on decorations for Tet while the province is having to ask for support from the government and donors following recent devastating floods.

A shooting in Hanoi occurred at a cafe on Phan Boi Chau Street on January 16.

The authorities in HCM City's District 1 have started clearing up the pavements which are encroached by illegal parking areas and street vendors to improve the city's look and prevent congestion.

The Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital was officially put into operation on January 16. It is the third children’s hospital in the southern hub and the most modern of its kind in Vietnam so far.

President Tran Dai Quang acknowledged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s role in and devotion to nurturing the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership at a meeting in Hanoi on January 16.

Provinces in the Central Highlands region failed to achieve their plans on replanting forest in 2016, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands Region.

The University of Science at the Vietnam National University–Hanoi (VNU University of Science) has become the first in Vietnam to undergo quality verification based on the ASEAN University Network–Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) standard.

Electronic waste is rising sharply across Asia as higher incomes allow hundreds of millions of people to buy smartphones and other gadgets, with serious consequences for human health and the environment, according to a UN study.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday called a meeting with Hanoi authorities, urging them to work out immediate solutions to address the worsening traffic jams in recent days.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a number of wrongdoings at two multi-level marketing companies, Amway Vietnam and Thien Ngoc Minh Uy.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will control inflation under 4 per cent and stabilise the macro economy to reach a GDP growth of 6.7 per cent, as well as ensure a safe operation for the banking system, a

The budget carrier Vietjet Air launched its fifth route to the Chinese province of Taiwan on January 15, connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Taichung.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc reaffirmed the consistent policy of regarding Japan as a top and long-term partner of Viet Nam during his talks with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Ha Noi on January 16.

Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper, the For Children Foundation, and the People's Committee of Lang Chanh District in Thanh Hoa Province held the opening ceremony for Na Dang Kindergarten on January 15.