VIETNAM TODAY

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to sign a strategic partnership agreement with French airport authority Aéroports de Paris (ADP) in March this year.

Massive amounts of different kinds of wild animal meat are on sale at the popular tourist site of Tam Dao in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

More than 1.641 million people got new jobs in the country and abroad in 2016, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan said at a recent conference in Hanoi.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 9 granted an investment licence to Spain’s PSH Group to construct the Hue Amusement & Beach Park project in Phu Vang district.

Armed men killed eight fishermen in what appeared to be an attack by pirates in dangerous waters in the southern Philippines, a coast guard spokesman said on Tuesday.

More than 100 volunteers, including students, representatives from businesses, NGOs, and government agencies, and in particular US Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ted Osius, took part in the second clean-up of Ha Long Bay on January 10.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has signed a policy decision encouraging cash-free transactions in Vietnam in order to reduce the number of cash-based deals, improve overall electronic payment methods and control tax evasion.

The Ministry of Health has proposed to encourage spouses to have a maximum of two children in low-birth-rate area while attempting to tighten birth control elsewhere.

Malaysian football fans were elated Tuesday to wake up to the news that their countryman had won FIFA's goal of the year award for his extraordinary swerving free-kick.

Two Filipino fishermen have been saved by a Vietnamese fishing boat after seven days drifting at sea.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on January 9 announced a report on Tet bonuses offered by businesses nationwide, showing a big disparity.

A cruise ship in Ha Long Bay carrying 21 people including 14 foreign tourists went up in flames early Tuesday morning.

Logistics is a crucial factor in the development of the Mekong Delta, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue told a conference on January 9 in the southern city of Can Tho.

China's overseas investment in renewable energy projects jumped last year by 60 percent to a record $32 billion (30 billion euros), marking its leadership in the global market for clean energy, a report said Friday.

Vietnamese and Cambodian defence ministers signed a cooperation plan for 2017 between the two ministries at their talks on January 9.

US fast-food giant McDonald’s will sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong business for up to $2.08 billion to a consortium including state-owned Citic and the Carlyle Group, it was announced Monday.

Vietnam has overtaken Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and Taiwan on the list of most desirable locations for expat career opportunities, according to new data released from the latest Expat Explorer survey from the Hong Kong and

Tan Son Nhat International Airport authorities have advised passengers to arrive at the airport three hours before flight departure in the run-up to the Lunar New Year period to avoid delays at check-in.

Several banks in Vietnam are planning to give employees huge Tet bonuses this year.