VIETNAM TODAY

The threat of landslides, particularly during the rainy and stormy seasons has concerned residents who live along the west bank of the Hồng (Red) River in Hanoi.

Brand Finance announced its list of the 50 most valuable brands listed on the Vietnamese stock market in 2016.

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), which will take place from November 1 to 5, will feature about 550 films from over 40 countries and territories across the world.

Waste water from the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC is suspected to have killed nearly 50 tonnes of farmed fish in Thanh Hoa Province earlier this month.

French businesses were invited to invest in 57 projects worth over 7.1 million USD in various fields from health care, environment, agriculture and tourism to industrial park infrastructure, seaport and logistics, in Vietnam during a workshop in the Mekong

A “Clean Up the World” campaign will be held in central Quang Nam province from September 16-18.

Four films selected from the Mons International Romantic Film Festival (FIFA Mons) are being screened for the first time at the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio (NDSFS) at 465 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Hanoi, from September 14-17.

An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left one foreign woman dead and 19 other tourists injured Thursday, police on the Indonesian holiday island said.

Facebook Inc will learn from a mistake it made by deleting a historic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, the company's chief operating officer said.

Vietnam is aware of the significance of education, especially human rights education which has been integrated into curriculums, media channels and community activities in the country.

Vietnam earned another four awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), a U.S. Government (USG) program to fund scientific research in developing countries, bringing the total number of PEER awards won by

Ho Chi Minh City Vice Chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen said the authorities show an aggressive approach to illegal encroachment of thousands of households along canals to deal with the city’s flooding problem.

Paperwork is being prepared for Ha Long Bay’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site to be extended to the Cat Ba Archipelago, part of Hai Phong city.

A female customer in Hanoi is preparing to sue Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) for transferring VND4 billion (USD190,400) from her account without her authorisation.

Flood ravaging the central province of Nghe An have left seven people missing.

World Bank representative Masami Kojima raised doubts about oil refinery losses and Vietnam Electricity's price calculation at the conference about energy subsidies.

The ASEM Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on September 14.

Vietnamese are celebrating the Mid-autumn Full Moon Festival across the country, with colourful decorations and cultural activities in every street and home.

Parts of Taiwan came to a standstill Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti brought the strongest winds in 21 years, while China issued a red alert for waves as the storm bore down on the mainland.