VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Vietnam welcomes all investors in the context that the Government is now devoting efforts to improve business environment, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc while addressing the Hong Kong-Vietnam Business and Investment Forum in Hong Kong on September 14.

Four Vietnamese fishermen saved at sea by Chinese rescuers two months ago are scheduled to arrive in the central city of Da Nang on September 14 night, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou.

Storm Rai that hit Vietnam in the early morning of September 14 left heavy rains and floods that killed two and injured 33.

Elephants have attacked people and poultry and destroyed crops in a village of the northern province of Son La's Song Ma District.

Around 22,000 new cases of lung cancer are recorded every year in Việt Nam, with the disease being ranked among the top causes of death, doctors have said.

A car suddenly caught fire at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi early this morning, September 14, killing the driver inside.

Many streets in Hanoi are now covered with dense grass just over two months since local authorities halted spending on flower and grass cutting from July 1 this year to cut costs.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hong Kong, the third leg of his official visit to China under the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang, on the morning of September 14.

The Ministry of Transport is preparing a comprehensive development plan for the high-speed north-south railway line, for submission to the government in 2018.

Quang Nam provincial officials have confirmed that the dam of the Song Bung 2 Hydropower Plant in the province burst, sweeping away two workers.

A reader has donated VND150m (USD6,800) to cover the full treatment for a 15-year-old girl in Ha Tinh Province who had to dropped out of school due to the illness.

Health experts have raised more concerns over the negative health impacts of alcohol after seeing an increased drinking rate among the Vietnamese population and an increased volume of alcohol consumed in the country.

The national flag carrier on September 13 changed schedules of four flights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) due to super typhoon Meranti which is moving towards the East Sea.

The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources have prepared a draft report assessing Vietnam’s market access request to export fresh dragon fruit to Australia.

Up to 228 Vietnamese fishermen who had been arrested for accidentally fishing in Indonesia’s seas several months ago will be repatriated on September 14, marking the single biggest number of Vietnamese fishermen released by the country so far.

Vietnam treasures the relationship with China, regarding it as a consistent policy, a strategic choice and top priority in the Southeast Asian country’s foreign policy.