VIETNAM TODAY

A taxi suddenly exploded in Cam Pha City in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Monday, causing two deaths.

Around 200 polluted lakes in Hanoi will be treated with a special substance imported from Germany, said Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company.

Thailand is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, the health ministry said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus.

Vietnamese customs officials on October 1 seized 309 kilograms of ivory concealed in a shipment declared to contain glass that arrived at Noi Bai International Airport two days earlier.

Three resolutions sponsored by Vietnam have been passed at the 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 37), which took place in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw from September 30 to October 2.

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has given 21 manufacturing facilities in District 12 until year-end to move out of the city.

Vietnam may lose its foothold in the US if it can't address the overuse of pesticides by farmers.

The central province of Ninh Thuận plans to expand its grape cultivation area by 7,900 hectares, of which more than 2,550ha will be safe grape fields, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

A poor and childless couple in the central province of Ha Tinh are facing the death risk due to their serious diseases.

Indonesia has repatriated 51 Vietnamese fishermen who were detained within four months in Natuna island for illegal fishing in Indonesia’s seas.

With its distinctive pirate-like flag flying from the mast, the sleek, high-speed concrete grey Ocean Warrior is the latest weapon in a bitter war between marine conservationists and Japan's whaling fleet.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is publicly seeking opinions in regard to a draft government decree requiring the ministry and local governments publicize State financial reports from 2018.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has requested that serious and complex corruption cases must be investigated, prosecuted and brought to trial as soon as possible.

More than 80 photos featuring the beauty of Hanoi are being showcased at an exhibition that officially kicked off at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in the capital on October 1.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched a promotional program on international route from Vietnam to Australia.

At least eight people have died and around 19 are still missing after devastating landslides swept through two eastern Chinese villages, local authorities told the official Xinhua news agency Saturday.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been told that it will put a heavy burden on students by including multiple foreign languages in the curriculum at general schools.

Trinh Thi Ngo, the legendary announcer of the English service, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), has passed away in Ho Chi Minh city at the age of 87.