VIETNAM TODAY

The north-south railway route was blocked for many hours after a train was derailed in Thua Thien - Hue Province. No-one was injured.

School violence has recently increased not only in quantity, but also in severity, said educational experts.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested ministries and relevant agencies to make all-out efforts to keep inflation between 4.5-5% as set by the National Assembly in 2016.

North Korea test-fired a missile that failed immediately after launch early on Thursday, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said, hours after the two countries agreed to step up efforts to counter the North's nuclear and missile threats.

Nguyen Thi Manh in Hai Duong Province is struggling against breast cancer while doing her best to support her ill husband and their children.

The second session of the 14 th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on October 20.

Veteran German band Scorpions will be special guests at the Monsoon Music Festival 2016 scheduled to take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi from October 21 to 23.

A new case of Zika infection has just been recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the fifth in the city so far, triggering concern that more Zika cases are likely to appear in the southern hub.

Outstanding teachers and pupils nation-wide have been honoured by the Ministry of Education and Training for their achievements.

Farmers in Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province is in crisis after floods destroyed thousands of tonnes of rice.

Toyota Motor Asia Pacific and Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), in cooperation with the Vietnam Performing Arts Center at the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will hold the Toyota Classics 2016 concert on

Located in the southeast of the Red River Delta, Nam Dinh province retains many traditions, customs, beliefs, festivals, traditional crafts, and historical and cultural relics. The province has become a popular tourist destination in recent years.

The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific has announced the addition of four routes linking Vietnam’s main cities to countries in Northeast Asia with 180-seat Airbus A320 aircrafts.

The house of lottery winner Nguyen Thi Anh Dao in Tra Vinh Province has been surrounded by poor people since this morning, October 19, waiting for gifts.

Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang has been honoured as “Asia’s Leading Festival and Event Destination” at the 2016 World Travel Awards Asia (WTA) & Australasia Gala Ceremony held in the city recently.

Việt Nam and the United States marked the start of the second and final phase of thermal treatments at the Đà Nẵng Airport yesterday to clean up dioxin contamination caused by US forces more than 40 years ago.

The Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade confirmed that managers at Ho Ho Hydropower Plant exacerbated serious flooding in Ha Tinh Province after failing to follow regulations on water discharge.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said it has canceled 14 flights to the port city of Hai Phong on October 19 due to storm Sarika.

Tran Tuan An, a 24-year-old Vietnamese guitarist, won second prize at the International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin, held in the German capital from October 15-16.