VIETNAM TODAY

Consumer electronics retailer The Gioi Di Dong recently opened a batch of sealed boxes of iPhone 6s Plus to find that the boxes contain rocks instead of phones.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on October 17 announced the opening of new international routes connecting Hanoi with Busan in the Republic of Korea as part of its network expansion plan.

The New Zealand government said that it is to review its free trade agreement with ASEAN, citing a rising number of non-tariff barriers that hinder bilateral trade.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front has just launched a month for the poor and raised fund for flood victims in the central region.

Up to 100,000 Iraqis may flee to Syria and Turkey to escape the Iraqi government's assault aimed at ousting Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Monday.

The capital city is preparing to install an additional 20 air-monitoring stations, municipal officials say.

Noi Bai International Airport has just been selected to the list of Asia's 30 best airports by The Guide to Sleeping in Airports.

A 44-year-old widow in Bac Ninh Province is in need of help to treat her heart disease and raise her children.

A four-month old baby in the central highlands province of Dak Lak born with a shrunken head is suspected to have been infected by his mother with the Zika virus during her pregnancy.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has removed the inspection of formaldehyde content in textile and garment products that cause many difficulties to enterprises.

The death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej will not affect plans to hold a general election in 2017, media reported on Monday, scotching speculation that the military government would delay the poll as the country enters a year of mourning.

Vietnam has lowered its GDP target for this year to 6.3-6.5% from an initial 6.7%.

President Tran Dai Quang led a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s State, National Assembly and Government to the Thai Embassy in Hanoi on October 17 to pay respect to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines has completed procedures to become a joint-stock company, the corporation announced on October 16.

Nine Indonesians including three children age three, six and nine, died after a bridge in Bali collapsed on Sunday (Oct 16), said the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

Many streets in HCM City had been seriously flooded due to rising tide this morning, October 17, which resulted in long traffic jams.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is investigating the discharge of water from the Ho Ho Hydropower Plant dam in Ha Tinh Province which has been blamed for making the flooding in the area more serious.

Local authorities are braced for the approaching Sarika and Haima typhoons which are forecast to both hit Vietnam.

The Saigon Sports Club has been opened in Ho Chi Minh City with the aim of training young Vietnamese martial arts professionals.