VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Two US steelmakers have requested that the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) find that China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel coil and corrosion-resistant sheet by processing hot-rolled coil in Vietnam.

Vietnam remained in the first position at the ongoing 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) with 35 gold, 30 silver and 36 bronze medals after the sixth day of competition on September 30.

The East Sea once again took the theme of an international workshop that was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra where experts looked into a number of issues regarding this important sea.

Over 10 tonnes of fish have died in the West Lake in Hanoi due to lack of oxygen according to local authorities.

Many localities nationwide experienced environmental degradation during the 2011-2015 period, according to a report released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in Hanoi on September 29.

It may be illegal for businesses to encroach on sidewalk pavement, but it is incredibly prevalent.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched a new movement on “The whole country joins hands to build new rural areas” in 2016-2020 on September 30 in Ha Noi.

Participants at a conference on governmental cybersecurity heard an urgent message: ensuring information security for each Governmental body is essential, especially as Vietnam is developing an e-Government infrastructure.

Vietnam should have more open and supportive policies to further increase remittances used for country's development.

Women's tennis boss Steve Simon said he's considering introducing super tie-breakers and no-ad scoring for singles matches in a radical move to shorten them and make them more TV-friendly.

Starting from 2017, lung transplants will become a common practice in Việt Nam, said top local organ transplant surgeons.

The second Tam Giác Mạch Flower Festival will be organsied in the northwest province of Hà Giang between October 14 and 16.

Local pop singer Dong Nhi will represent Vietnam at the MTV European Music Awards (MTV EMA) 2016.

Several of Russia’s globally-rated universities conducted a fact-finding tour of Vietnam from September 25-30 to seek enrolments, student exchange programmes, and connections with local partners, the Russian Science and Culture Centre in Vietnam announced.

A man has confessed to killing 19 people in a village in southwestern China after an argument with his parents over money, official media said Friday.

For the eighth consecutive year, Vietnam has been listed among the world’s top 30 attractive emerging retail markets, according to the ranking in the Global Retail Development Index of the US’s AT Kearney Company. In addition, a most recent

As many as 74,000 families affected by drought and saltwater intrusion in 2016 have received support from the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS), heard a conference in Hanoi on September 30.

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to pay a State visit to Vietnam October 5-7 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang, according to the Foreign Ministry’s statement.