VIETNAM TODAY

Six deputy ministers of finance will not be able to use state-owned cars while travelling from home as of October 1.

The Philippine president said Thursday he will invite the U.N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question them in public afterward to prove their human rights concerns are baseless.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved an investment plan for a seaport and industrial park complex in northern Quang Ninh province proposed by three foreign investors.

HCM City is carrying out a cyber security drill even as the city and country are grappling with a grave deterioration in online security.

The lack of policies is amongst the challenges hindering the development of solar energy in Vietnam.

Diplomats in the Philippines are in talks with counterparts in Japan and China to try and arrange visits for President Rodrigo Duterte at the end of next month, foreign ministry officials in Manila said on Friday.

Yahoo said Thursday a massive attack on its network in 2014 allowed hackers to steal data from half a billion users and may have been “state sponsored.”

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and 21 municipal and provincial authorities have signed an agreement to jointly create a favourable business environment.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is due to pay official visits to Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar from September 26-29, according to the NA Committee for External Relations.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has praised the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education’s chapters and members for their efforts and contributions to promoting study, talents, education reform to build a learning society.

Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has stated that every activity of parties must positively and constructively contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the East Sea.

Hanoi Forest Ranger Unit has rescued and transferred an Asian black bear illegally kept in Phuc Tho District to the city animal rescue centre on September 22.

Nguyen Tac An, vice head of Vietnam Marine Science and Technology Association, said he appreciated the Health Ministry's warning against seafood from central coast after mass fish deaths disaster.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants held on Monday in New York City that Canada would provide CA$5.5 million for a project to protect migrant workers in the ASEAN region.

Promoting social-economic development and ensuring security in the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia development triangle area was the focus of a conference held in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, on September 21.

After the European Union (EU) Climate Diplomacy Day in 2014 and 2015, the EU is dedicating a whole week to the issue of climate change in 2016. Diplomatic missions from the EU and its Member States around the world

A series of events will be held during the European Union Climate Diplomacy Week from September 19-25 by the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam and European Union Member States' Embassies.

A family in Ha Nam Province is in need of help to treat the father's illness and support their two children.

Heavy rains on September 21 seriously flooded many areas in the central city of Hue, turning local streets into rivers.