VIETNAM TODAY

A 200-kilogramme Mekong Giant Catfish has been transported from Cambodia to be sold to a restaurant in HCM City.

A project on enhancing opportunities for women’s enterprises (EOWE) has been launched in the four central provinces of Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.

Vietnam Southern Food Corporation Limited (Vinafood 2), one of Vietnam’s two biggest food corporations, has racked up USD47.6 million in losses.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned countries that criminalize homosexuality they were "bucking the tide of history," during the first UN high-level meeting on LGBT rights.

Starbucks launched its Starbucks® Teavana™ Handcrafted Beverages and Full Leaf Tea Sachets on September 20 as a core offering in more than 6,200 Starbucks stores across the China / Asia Pacific region, including Vietnam.

It seems that the heyday of bank shares has returned as capital from domestic and foreign investors is flowing into the banking sector.

Those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS will have the opportunity to receive free legal counsel, for example in employment and marriage issues, in a national pilot project kicking off soon.

The large-spotted civet species recently discovered in the Phong Dien Nature Reserve in Hue city was previously considered to be extinct in Vietnam and China by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Mexico City is willing to establish multi-faceted cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City, especially in healthcare, technology innovation and tourism.

Nearly 12,300 tonnes of smuggled petrol have been seized between January and August, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s national futsal team were defeated 7-0 by Russia in the round of 16 at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Medellin, Colombia, on September 21.

Thai goods are flooding Vietnamese market and much sought after by Vietnamese customers for high and stable quality and reasonable prices.

The Vietnam Administration of Forestry has proposed a USD896m sustainable development plan to protect, restore and develop the forest in the Central Highlands.

Some 50 artists are participating in an exhibition that opens on September 21 in downtown Hanoi to showcase 30 years of the country’s renewal policy.

A proposal to use State funds to settle commercial banks’ bad debts, as stated in the draft plan on economic restructuring for the 2016-2020 period, has been met with a cold shoulder.

The Bank of Japan's latest meeting was in focus on Wednesday as weak trade figures reignited concerns about the world's number three economy.

Official reports show the percentage of unemployed young people in urban areas is higher than in rural areas and the proportion of unemployed workers with bachelor’s degree or other higher education degrees is higher than untrained workers.

Hanoi authorities have agreed in principle to a local private firm's proposal to develop 100 clean and environmentally-friendly streets in inner-city areas.

Higher anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen warm-water shrimp exports levied by the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) will affect the psychology of businesses and shrimp farmers in Việt Nam.