VIETNAM TODAY

The head of the HCM City AIDS Prevention Centre has asked the Vietnam Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS to help the country reach the 90-90-90 targets set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS to

Some 463 taxi drivers in Hanoi have had their badge revoked for violating a regulation on driving time set by the municipal Department of Transport.

State President Tran Dai Quang and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on October 11 received Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) Michaëlle Jean on the occasion of her official visit to Viet Nam

Several experts have expressed concerns that Vietnam's exports could be affected by the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis.

French Cuisine Festival, themed “Balade En France” will take place at Equatorial Hotel, District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City from November 4-5.

Chairman of the State Professor Title Council and Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has signed Decision No.55/QD-HDCDGSNN to confer titles on 703 new professors and associate professors in 2016.

A group of up to 17 countries led by Belarus has blocked a plan to include the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender communities in a new urban strategy drawn up by the United Nations, according to sources close

The Hoa Phat Group is seeking permission from the Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Committee to take over the Guang Lian Dung Quat steel mill project in the central province, which has been delayed for ten years.

Quang Ninh People's Committee has approved a pilot plan to allow private cars to travel between Vietnam’s Mong Cai Town and China’s Dongxing City from 2017.

Vietnamese authorities are investigating a case in which a 12-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and found pregnant in China.

Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Denmark to bolster cooperation with Vietnam in green energy, renewable energy, and healthcare, while receiving Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen in Hanoi on October 11.

The Swiss Government has committed to providing 90 million CHF (92 million USD) of non-refundable ODA for Vietnam to implement prioritised joint projects.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two months after its launch, dealing a huge blow to its reputation and outlook after failing to resolve safety concerns.

HSBC pared back its forecasts for Vietnam’s GDP growth this year to 6.2 per cent from 6.3 per cent and to 6.5 per cent from 6.6 per cent in 2017 in its latest Asian Economics report.

Senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on October 10 that they are willing to work towards realising their aspiration to build a comprehensive partnership on the ASEAN Single Aviation Market, which is considered a

The Institute of Material Science under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology has announced its successful application of nano technology in researching and creating Nano FGC complex.

DTiNews readers have donated VND302 million (USD14,380) for a poor girl in the central province of Ha Tinh, whose mother died, while she herself has one paralysed leg.

One person has died after a ship carrying 44 passengers from Cửa Tùng harbour to Cồn Cỏ Island in central Quảng Trị Province sank on Tuesday morning.