VIETNAM TODAY

While some analysts are pessimistic about the prediction that 200,000 university graduates will remain jobless in 2017, others believe that graduates could provide a valuable resource for startups.

Environmental protection and community health must be given priority during the operation of the Nhan Co alumina plant in the Central Highland province of Dak Nong, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said.

The increasing quantity of remittances sent back home by overseas Vietnamese over the past few years has helped the country offset its trade deficit, reduce poverty and improve recipients’ living standards.

Ratings agency Moody's has agreed to pay nearly $864 million in a settlement with the US authorities over its inflated ratings of risky mortgage securities that contributed to prompting the 2008 global financial crisis, the Justice Department said Friday.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has warned local companies against trade fraud with an Egyptian company.

The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Vietnam which gives the go-ahead for imports.

HCM City’s first permanent flower trading centre will open at the Binh Dien wholesale market in District 8 this year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The men football team of Vietnam dropped two steps to the 136th position in the FIFA ranking in the first month of 2017, said officials of the Vietnam Football Federation.

HCM City has proposed to the Ministry of Transport to increase the number of night flights to reduce congestion at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group and ExxonMobil Vietnam have signed a framework agreement on the Ca Voi Xanh field project development and a gas purchase agreement from the Ca Voi Xanh field.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Construction has proposed to demolish two apartment buildings on 440 Tran Hung Dao Street and 128 Hai Ba Trung Street.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Beijing on January 13, saying that their ministries’ cooperation has continued to help bolster the countries’ political trust.

Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee left the South Korean special prosecutor's office early on Friday after more than 22 hours of questioning on bribery suspicions in an influence-peddling scandal that could topple President Park Geun-hye.

Urbanisation and a sharp increase in population have presented a number of challenges for Hanoi, one of which is the collection and treatment of household waste in a way that causes minimal impact to the environment.

Vietnam’s acting Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry had a meeting in Hanoi on January 13 to exchange measures to enhance the two countries’ comprehensive partnership in the coming time.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong separately met with President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun and Chairman of Sun Wah Group Jonathan Choi on January 13 in Beijing.

The richest man in Vietnam earns more in a day than the poorest Vietnamese earns in 10 years, according to a report released by Oxfam at a press conference in Hanoi on Thursday.

Six people were seriously injured when a bridge hit by a barge collapsed in the southern Ca Mau Province on January 13.

The total number of automobiles sold in 2016 by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) reached 304,427 units, up 24 per cent against 2015 and the highest in 20 years, the association announced on January 11.