VIETNAM TODAY

Tran Quoc Toan Secondary School in the central province of Phu Yen held an outdoor test for its pupils to curb opportunities to cheat.The images of the outdoor exam have gone viral.

British immigration officers have raided nearly 300 nail salons and arrested 97 people, mostly from Vietnam, for suspected immigration offences as part of a drive to tackle modern slavery, the Home Office said on Wednesday.

Attackers drove a vehicle into a government building in China's unruly far western region of Xinjiang, setting off an explosive device and using knives to kill two people before all three of the assailants were shot dead, state media

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Le Van Khoa has said school and office working hours need to be adjusted to tackle the severe congestion.

The first Bus Rapid Transit route in Hanoi started operating on Thursday morning, facing challenges in huge congestion on many streets during the morning rush hours.

The Ministry of Health has taken water samples at ten villages for a re-test after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported high cancer rates because of polluted water sources.

More than 30 people were wounded when two bombs exploded while they who were watching a boxing competition in a central Philippine town as part of an annual Roman Catholic festival, police and other officials said Thursday.

More than 1,500 tonnes of stockpiled fish remains at warehouse freezers in the central Quang Tri Province following the Formosa environmental pollution incident.

The irresponsibility of Chinese contractors caused the long delay in the construction of the multimillion-dollar Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant, located in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted 10 remarkable socio-economic achievements in 2016 and nine outstanding problems while chairing a conference of the government and localities in Hanoi on December 28.

GUNPO, South Korea: A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps.

Even though the decree on sports betting has continued to be delayed, South Korean firm G.O. Max I&D still shows its determination in developing the horse racecourse in the northern province of Vinh Phuc by signing a Memorandum of

Pak Vietnam Company from the southern province of Đồng Nai has been caught red-handed discharging black substance – suspected to be wastewater – into Thị Vải river.

Vietnam’s per capita GDP reached an estimated USD2,215, up USD106 compared with 2015, according to the General Statistics Office.

Three fishermen are missing after their boat was struck by strong waves this morning off the coast of the central city of Danang.

Vietnamese sailor Nguyen Van Thanh, who was left in Cape Town by a Taiwanese fishing ship two months ago, returns home on December 28 on a Kenya Airways flight, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa.

Philippine authorities have seized about 6 billion pesos ($120 million) worth of methamphetamines in a series of anti-narcotics operations this month that have yielded the biggest haul in the country's history, the justice minister said on Tuesday.

Chinese customs seized over three tonnes of pangolin scales, state media said, in the country's biggest-ever smuggling case involving the animal parts.

Quang Nam will host the 2017 RS: One World Championships, the sixth of its kind and Vietnam Open Windsurfing Race during Quang Nam Heritage Festival next year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.