VIETNAM TODAY

The HCM City People’s Court has upheld a 30-year prison sentence for Phạm Công Danh, a former bank executive, for his wrongdoings and violations of banking rules.

Up to 12 resort projects along Ke Ga Beach in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have been left abandoned for more than 10 years due to continual policy changes by local authorities and the central government.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, joined by Leon Fuerth, former National Security Advisor for Vice President Al Gore, and the youngest son of General Vo Nguyen Giap, Vo Hong Nam, visited Dien Bien Province to stress the importance

The UN Security Council agreed on Friday to immediately begin work on a new raft of sanctions on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test drew global condemnation.

Indonesia will repatriate over 200 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested for fishing in Indonesia’s seas next week.

With 100 percent of votes, all members of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee have agreed to expel Trinh Xuan Thanh, a member of the Hau Giang provincial Party Committee, from the Party.

Quang Ninh provincial authorities have announced a plan to build a second cable system on Yen Tu Mountain, famous for its beautiful landscape and Buddhist heritage.

The Lifestart Foundation (LSF) Educational scholarship Charity Bike Ride 2017, a cylcing race raising scholarships for poor students in the central region, will take place April 13-27th of next year.

Power projects are being speeded up and options to prevent a power shortage in the southern region during the 2017-2020 period are increasingly being discussed by the government.

Up to 47.5 tonnes of fish raised in floating cages in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa's Tinh Gia District have been found dead, causing major losses for local farmers.

At 43.8 percent of the country’s adult population, general alcohol consumption rate of Vietnamese people is higher than some might expect.

A bus crashed off a bridge in eastern India on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring another 30.

The Bahamas flagship Legend of the Seas anchored at Cam Ranh International Port in Nha Trang City on September 8, bringing 1,800 visitors and 740 crewmen to the central coastal tourist destination.

The HCM City People's Supreme Court upheld the seven-year jail sentence for a man for extorting money from a local beverage maker.

North Korea announced on Friday it had conducted its fifth nuclear test, hours after seismic monitors detected a blast near the secretive country's nuclear test site.

Formosa Ha Tinh has been requested to build ponds for waste treatment in its site and only when fish in these ponds can live will the firm be allowed to discharge waste into the sea.

Leading Russian experts and researchers on Asia-Pacific discussed how a legal path helps secure to peace and stability in the East Sea at a round-table workshop in Moscow on September 8.

Cam Ranh Airport in Khanh Hoa Province has held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a new international terminal.

Winners of the ninth Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Awards were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 8.