VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnamese National Assembly has decided to cancel the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant project after fears of rising public debts and the environmental risks after the Formosa case.

A national action month for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS will take place from November 10 to December 10 with the theme “Towards the 90-90-90 Target to End the AIDS Epidemic in Vietnam,” according to the National Committee

State President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 9 sent messages of congratulations to President-elect of the United States of America Donald Trump.

A father in Yen Bai Province is in need of help to treat his son who is suffering from thalassemia after losing three other sons.

A HK Express flight, a budget airline from Hong Kong, landed in Cam Ranh International Airport on November 9 afternoon, bringing 180 tourists from the Chinese territory to Nha Trang city.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to meet US president-elect Donald Trump next week in New York, officials said Thursday, after phone talks between the two following the billionaire's shock election win.

The Vietnamese government has decided to cancel the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant project as the country will not face a power shortage as previously predicted, while the plant would face difficulties competing with other power sources, an official said.

Recent report from the HCM City Customs Department show that 110 car importers had submitted wrongful tax declarations and owed over VND169.30bn (USD7.56m) in tax arrears.

The Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association (Vinastas) survey which released misleading test results of fish sauce and caused public fear was not independent, reliable or transparent, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

Floods occurred again in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, due to heavy rainfall and water released from a local power plant.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always treasure the friendly relations with China, considering this a consistent policy, a strategic choice and a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Donald Trump on his election win and said on Wednesday he now wishes to stop quarrelling with the United States, recalling his anger at the Obama administration for criticising him.

The first runner up of Miss Jewelry Vietnam 2015 Hoang Thu Thao was granted the license to take part in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2016.

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam has approved the clinical trial results of the combined measles and rubella (MR) vaccine produced by the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (POLYVAC).

A Norwegian Vietnamese couple were killed and 14 others seriously injured when a passenger bus overturned in the central province of Quang Nam on November 9.

A herd of 15 wild elephants have come out of the forest and destroyed a large area of crops in Dak Lak Province over the past few days.

Despite reporting billions in losses in the first half of the year, the Vietnam Electricity Group has just estimated a profit of VND2trn(USD89.54m) to VND3trn for 2016.

Governments from Asia to Europe reacted with stunned disbelief on Wednesday to the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, while populists hailed the result as a triumph of the people over a failed political establishment.

More than 100 inmates escaped from a drug rehab centre in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.