VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will no longer grant licences for seafood shipments from exporters blocked by the European Union (EU) for using banned substances in their products.

The Ministry of Education and Training has encouraged schools across the country to voluntarily continue applying the new model of learning and teaching, called the Việt Nam Escuela Nueva (VNEN).

The history of Vietnam’s sport has turned to a new page as shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has suggested the State Bank of Việt Nam clear, reschedule or put off debts for farmers who have been affected by the worst drought and saltwater intrusion in Việt Nam in almost

Aquaculture is recognized globally as a growth industry, with a good potential for increased development and economic gain, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The central Quảng Nam Province will host a science conference on the Thanh Chiêm Palace and the creation of the Vietnamese romanised script – a question that has been unclear since the previous conference in 2002.

The organizers have announced a five-day beer festival will open at Ba Na Hills in Danang City on August 28 and run through September 2, hoping to exactly duplicate traditional famous European beer festivals.

The PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Company on August 19 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s UBE Industries Ltd and Sojitz Corporation to study the possibility of joining hands in building an Ammonia production facility and derivatives from gas

Three Vietnamese children performed in an international opera entitled “Dream of the 21 st century” held by the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) on August 18 at the Opera Helikon in Moscow, Russia.

The newest report released by the State Budget Department under the Ministry of Finance shows that the Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex’s 2017 start of operation will dent a hole in both investor PetroVietnam’s finances and the state budget.

Facebook took direct aim at video-loving adolescents, and Snapchat, with the release of a new iPhone app that allows teens to watch clips about the lives of their classmates.

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HCM City will spend VND2 billion (USD95,200) on a firework display for National Day on September 2.

The Vietnam Industry and Trade Centre report for the first seven months of this year confirmed the country as the fifth largest tea exporter, but added that export value was limited.

Typhoon Dianmu reached Hanoi on August 19 with almost a whole day of continuous rainfall, felling many trees and flooding the streets of the capital.

A group of Vietnamese students have helped build two new kindergarten classrooms and gave scholarships to pupils in a remote area of Dien Bien Province.

Public preschools and primary schools in HCM City are struggling to recruit enough teachers to meet enrolment this year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

Vietnam and Indonesia will set up a hotline to handle emerging incidents at sea as agreed during a visit to Indonesia by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.

Police identified a Thai man on August 19 as a suspect in their investigation into attacks that killed four people and wounded dozens in a wave of bombings in Thailand's south a week ago.