VIETNAM TODAY

President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on October 14 sent their condolences to Thailand over the death of King Bhumibol Abdulyadej.

Vietnam is the world's second largest consumer of dogs with at least five million dogs killed each year, according to the Asia Canine Protection Alliance.

The United States on Friday called for immediate action to salvage the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the Security Council weighed its next steps to revive peace prospects.

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam in the first nine months totaled 7.265 million, an increase of 25 per cent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

It is estimated that USD1bn will be spent to import fruits and vegetables from Thailand and China this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VinaCapital expects to establish a new fund, the VinaCapital Special Access Fund (VSAF), in November to invest in companies on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM).

Phan Thiet City's real estate market is expected to benefit from improved local infrastructure constructions.

It is a high time to bring ASEAN-EU dialogue relations to strategic level and deepen bilateral cooperation in important fields, Vietnam’s representative said at the 21st ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM-21), which opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 14.

The quality of seawater in coastal areas of Vietnam has been on the decline, with a heavy weight of total suspended solids (TSS), according to Vietnam Sea and Islands General Department.

The loosening of China's one-child policy to allow all married couples to have two children will bring only a relatively small increase in population growth, a study predicted Friday, while recommending that the country increase its retirement age to

The fourth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee was closed on October 14 after six days of sitting.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on October 13 for a two-day state visit to the Southeast Asian nation with an aim of further solidifying the traditional friendship and deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Remnants of Champa architecture have recently been found in the central province of Binh Dinh, said Nguyen Van Ngoc, Director of the Binh Dinh provincial museum.

Malaysian police rescued 26 Vietnamese women from a brothel in Kuala Lumpur on October 12, according to Vietnam News Agency reporter in Malaysia.

Danang City has been selected as the host city for the World Travel Awards which will be held on October 15.

One person has been killed and one still remains missing in heavy rains in the central city of Hue.

Thailand's people woke up on Friday to the first day in 70 years without King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a king worshipped as a father-figure who guided the nation through decades of change and turmoil.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society was selected to represent national organisations in Southeast Asia to host a meeting marking International Day for Disaster Reduction in the central province of Quang Nam on October 13.

The Asian Development Bank and Vietnam have just signed a USD231.3 million loan to enhance the power transmission network in the southern region.