VIETNAM TODAY

With the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam (in the men’s 10m air pistol event), Hoang Xuan Vinh has overtaken Wu Felipe Almeida from Brazil in the September rankings of the International Shooting World.

Swiss federal prosecutors on Thursday announced that they had opened criminal proceedings against German legend Franz Beckenbauer amid corruption allegations in the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.

Chairmen of Danang and HCM City have ordered state officials to not play Pokemon Go at workplaces.

Historical documents and items about the history of Vietnam and its nine names have been on display at the exhibition in Hue to celebrate the National Day, September 2.

Vietnamese chefs will present 80 traditional dishes and seafood delights to Vietnamese and foreign tourists during the Việt Nam Night Dinner at Café Indochine Restaurant at Furama Resort Đà Nẵng.

On September 1, more than 60 scholars and experts from ASEAN member states gathered for the second international seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia aiming to seek peaceful solutions to the East Sea disputes from the regional grouping's perspective.

Police and market management agencies in Hanoi have confiscated a large haul of suspect food supplements.

Not a single business has applied for Hanoi’s much-heralded extension of night opening hours as the city’s regulations appear to be far too stringent.

Visitors to Moc Chau district in the northern province of Son La can view the beautiful plateau from above on air balloons during the International Air Balloon Festival 2016.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed reducing jail terms for 24,826 prisoners on the occasion of the 71st National Day (September 2).

As of August 15,2016, 1,125 Vietnamese project were granted licenses to invest abroad with a total registered capital of 20.38 billion USD, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius presented awards for start-up projects in Hanoi on August 31.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the Government Inspectorate to work with ministries to investigate the gigantic loss of VND3.3 trillion at PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation.

Vietnam ranks eleventh out 67 countries and territories around world in the list of the best places to live abroad in the third annual InterNations Expat Insider 2016 survey.

The construction of the long-delayed amusement park and zoo in Vietnam has sped up since the government of HCM City has allowed Vinpearl Joint Stock Company to work with a foreign partner, which is drawing up detailed plans.

A consultation workshop on the risk mapping results of rural infrastructure with flash floods and landslides has just been held in Hanoi by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Huynh Van Nen who was wrongly imprisoned for nearly 18 years may file a case against Binh Thuan Province People's Court after negotiations on compensation failed.

Representatives of the Party, State, National Assembly, and Vietnam Fatherland Front laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and fallen soldiers on September 1 on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.