VIETNAM TODAY

A Muong ethnic group widow in Ninh Binh Province is calling for help for her two sons as she is in final stages of breast cancer.

According to the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report released yesterday in Washington D.C., economies in the East Asia and Pacific region are steadily making progress to ease the process of doing business.

A Southeast Asian terror mastermind who has been accused over a series of high-profile attacks will stay in detention at Guantanamo Bay after US officials rejected his bid for release.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed a mandatory exam for all medical students before they receive medical practice certificates.

ODA interest rates for Vietnam may increase to 2%-3.5% starting from next July as preferential ODA loans end.

Leaders of Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam have issued a Joint Statement after their 8th Summit in Hanoi on October 26.

The seventh Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Summit and the eighth Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit opened in Hanoi on October 26.

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw is paying an official State visit to Vietnam from October 26-28 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.

Several officials have expressed their opinions that former minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang had not been sufficiently punished for his actions.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh has vowed to strictly punish officials in Trung Thon Village for taking donations given to local people after the recent floods.

Three Vietnamese fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years returned home to a tumultuous reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

Child marriage is prevalent across Vietnam, with almost all localities recording child marriage cases, which have serious consequences for children themselves and for their families and burden the whole of society, a national workshop on the issue heard in

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to "pack up and leave", as he launched another anti-American tirade before flying to Japan to attract investments.

Around 60 plays by artists from over 20 countries have registered to take part in the 3rd International Experimental Theatre Festival, which will be held from November 12-19 in Hanoi.

Vietnam and Thailand will work closely with each other and with international organisations to use and manage Mekong river water resources efficiently to ensure interests of the river basin nations.

Việt Nam’s top female swimmer Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên earned a slot in the finals of the 200m medley category in the ongoing FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 in Japan.

The ASEAN Regional Business Council (RBC) has been launched in Hà Nội with the aim of promoting public-private cooperation on the most pressing issues facing Southeast Asia.

HCM City will build a complete digital map of roads to provide online information to reduce traffic jams and accidents, according to its Department of Transport’s road infrastructure management and exploitation division.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan for solid waste management in key economic zones in the north until 2030.