VIETNAM TODAY

Home spectators at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City were thrilled as Vietnam thrashed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 5-2 in an international friendly match – the first win secured by Vietnam in their last five

Hanoi authorities have decided to delay opening nine more pedestrian areas in the Old Quarter in Hoan Kiem district.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia said the first batch of Vietnam's frozen shrimp will arrive in Australia in early 2017 if everything goes smoothly.

Sam Son, the most popular beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa, is facing serious pollution due to sewage outlets from surrounding residential areas.

The World Health Organisation has continued ranking Vietnam among the countries with the highest rate of cancer fatalities, said Nguyen Chan Hung, chairman of Vietnam Cancer Association.

A young French photographer committed to help disadvantaged children in Việt Nam by offering them half of her photo proceeds and sponsoring a child living in Huế city.

Vietnam and Iran issued a joint statement on the State visit to Vietnam from October 5-7 by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Four members of Myanmar's human rights commission resigned Thursday, after the body was pilloried for failing to help two girls allegedly tortured for years at a tailor's shop.

Vietnam’s 2016 GDP growth will come in at 6.1 per cent and 6.2 per cent in 2017 while growth in ASEAN-5 is expected to remain stable in 2016 before rising modestly in 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund’s

Coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh in the north to Khanh Hoa in the central region have been told to prepare for Typhoon Aere, which has moved into northern East Sea, becoming the sixth storm hitting the East

President Tran Dai Quang and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani reached high consensus on measures to tighten political ties between Vietnam and Iran, while expanding their collaboration in economy, culture and science-technology.

Former head of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Dr. Le Dang Doanh has said Vietnamese businesses are only investing a paltry 0.02% of their total profits in science and technology, stunting their competitiveness.

Police in Hanoi have dealt with nearly 2,000 overloaded vehicles and tightened control over the problem following a fatal accident last month.

The German Government has pledged nearly EUR370 million in loans for projects on environmental protection, vocational training and energy in Vietnam under a financial cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Germany.

A Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) delegation comprising of Japanese businesses operating in China and Hong Kong made a fact-finding tour of Haiphong City on November 5 to explore investment opportunities.

Many apartment buildings have shot up in Hà Nội over the past several years, leading to a huge population increase. However, the construction of basic facilities like schools has been ignored or carried out slowly.

Sixty-one wild Java pangolins (Manis javanica) have been handed over to Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW) by Thai Binh province’s Police Department.

Vietnam is considering raising the age of retirement in the draft revision of Labour Code to balance pension funding and mitigate the effect of an ageing population.

Vietnam national football team will play fair with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a friendly match to be held at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City on October 6, according to head coach Nguyen Huu Thang.