VIETNAM TODAY

Criminal charges have been filed against three persons for violating fire safety rules, which led to thirteen deaths in a karaoke bar fire that broke out in Hanoi’s district of Cau Giay in early November.

The housing land price per sq m on the street front along vehicle-free Nguyen Hue is the highest in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the latest figures from gachvang.com.

The National Economics University needs to devise specific plans to promote comprehensive educational renovations to contrubute to building a start-up nation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

President Tran Dai Quang has asked the University of Natural Sciences at Hanoi National University to strengthen scientific research activities, focusing on applied sciences.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) reported the results of an investigation into Taiwan-invested Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Company’s efforts to deal with the environmental incident it caused in four central provinces.

A total 97 artists aged between six and 29 from Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) clubs in Hanoi are joining together in the Hanoi Ca Tru Festival 2016 for young singers, which kicked off in the capital on November 11.

Vietnam is one of the most ideal locations to expand businesses thanks to its political stability and rising middle class, according to the United Overseas Bank’s Asian Enterprise Survey 2016.

Cashew exports in the first ten months of this year posted strong growth, reaching 291,000 tonnes in volume and US$2.33 billion in value, heard the 8th Vietnam International Cashew Conference in the central city of Danang on November 11.

Successfully achieving a national rice brand that is recognized globally by consumers for a variety of practical reasons is a very difficult task, says the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Animals Asia Foundation on November 11 successful rescued four Asiatic black bears in the city of Pleiku in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, thanks to the efforts of a local forest protection agency to communicate with the

Officials of the Hanoi Department of Tourism met on November 11 with businesspeople and journalists from the Republic of Korea (RoK), who are on a fact-finding trip to the city, to discuss ways to boost tourism cooperation between the

National Assembly deputies will now be allowed to debate ministers directly on the latter’s presentations and answers.

Chinese shoppers unleashed a record deluge of cash online for Singles Day on Friday, Alibaba said, spending almost $18 billion with the e-commerce giant in the world's biggest online shopping promotion.

The Vietnamese Embassy has co-operated with Filipino agencies to save six Vietnamese crewmen who were kidnapped by pirates off the Philippines.

The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association has set a target to have a total coffee plantation area of approximately 600,000km across the nation, with exports expected at a maximum of US$6 billion by 2030, according to the Ministry of

Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of South Koreans were expected to rally in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ouster of President Park Geun-hye in what would be one of the biggest protests in the country since its democratization

The iPhone continues to prove its popularity in Vietnam as thousands of orders were fulfilled when retail stores start selling the device on November 11.

A Vietnamese cargo ship with 19 crewmen on board was attacked and captured by pirates on November 11 while sailing in the sea off the Basilan Island, the Philippines, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to developing relations with Japan and suggested the two sides enhance political trust through maintaining all-level visits and meetings.