VIETNAM TODAY

Three Chinese navy ships carrying 750 sailors will make their first port call at Vietnam’s newly-inaugurated Cam Ranh International Port in central Khanh Hoa province from October 22-26.

Moody’s Investors Service has just concluded its review of eight Vietnamese banks.

The Party and State of Vietnam always treasure the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with the Party and State of China, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Dinh The Huynh stated.

China will encourage banks to play a bigger role in providing the financing required to tackle mounting environmental problems in rural regions, a government official said on Friday.

Vietnam is planning to merge the Hanoi Stock Exchange and HCM City Stock Exchange into the Vietnam Stock Exchange to improve transparency and attract more foreign investors.

The Royal Flight Airlines of Russia on October 20 launched its first charter flights from Vladivostok International Airport to Cam Ranh city of Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province and Phuket of Thailand.

Many pupils in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces haven't been able to return to school and may have to dropout due to family difficulties after the recent floods.

A funeral ceremony of the three military personnel aboard a military helicopter that crashed in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau earlier this week was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday morning.

The ancient city of Hội An and its twin town Wernigerode in Germany will start construction of a solar power system project for the old quarter of the city.

China and the Philippines signed 13 deals worth 13.5 billion USD covering trade, culture, tourism, drug combat and maritime transport in Beijing on October 20.

The Government Inspectorate has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate PetroVietnam's USD359-million polyester manufacturing plant after it made huge losses.

Hong Kong was bracing on Friday for Typhoon Haima with destructive 145 kmh (86 mph) winds at its center, forcing authorities to shut all but essential services in the global financial hub.

A string of summits which aim to further links among Greater Mekong Sub-region countries will take place in Hanoi from October 24-26.

A decent facility with passionate teachers is the first impression one has when visiting the Kianh Foundation Centre in central Quảng Nam Province, which is offering near free care and treatment for nearly 100 children with disabilities.

The country’s macro economy was stabilised and major balances were basically ensured in the first nine months of this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the opening of the second session of the 14th National Assembly on

Five industrial corridors will be formed in the Red River Delta under a plan on industrial development for the region until 2025 with a view extended to 2035 recently approved by the Minister of Industry and Trade.

The local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have been trying to stop the operation of makeshift markets that have encroached on roads in the city since early October.

One of two male passengers who attacked a female employee at Noi Bai International Airport on October 19 is an inspector from the Hanoi Transport Department.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam released its Business Climate Index for Quarter 3 of 2016, with positive sentiment among EuroCham members about Vietnam’s business environment set at a level of 86.