VIETNAM TODAY

Royal Malaysian Navy divers on August 14 recovered the remains of a Vietnamese fisherman who went missing when a fishing boat sank in waters off Bintulu 11 days ago.

Despite facing numerous difficulties, the 18-year old girl in Thanh Hoa Province, who was abandoned by her parents since she was small, has pursued her dream to become a university student.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is developing a plan on restructuring the economy by 2020 aiming to renovate the growth model towards improving efficiency and competitiveness of the economy.

Many foreign-owned fast-food chains in Vietnam are considering exiting the market or downsizing while local brands are becoming more popular to consumers.

The Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority has again proposed to extend the 50% price subsidy for Hai Au Aviation which is facing financial difficulties operating its seaplane service in Vietnam.

South Korean prosecutors have charged two men with helping a North Korean spy attempt to smuggle used tyres into the North that could be used by the military.

The Ministry of Education and Planning has set itself an ambitious goal of making English the second language at universities across Vietnam.

At least six people died, one is missing and three were injured after torrential rains swept through the northern and north-central regions over the past few days.

The Ministry of Construction announced the Hanoi capital region that includes Hanoi and nine neighboring provinces and around 21-23 million population.

The Hanoitourist and South Korea’s Global Consultant Network Company Limited signed an investment cooperation agreement for building a five-star complex in Hanoi's Soc Son district that will include a horse racetrack.

Many people gave Hoàng Xuân Vinh a hero’s welcome upon his return to Hanoi, after he returned to Hanoi yesterday from Rio Olympics.

The Philippines has vowed to investigate reports of a wave of extrajudicial killings, the government said Sunday, after Washington warned military aid to its Asian ally was dependent on respect for human rights.

Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining.

More than 5,000 students and youths participated in a walk in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 to raise money for scholarship funds in support for disadvantaged students.

Eight out of 14 start-ups of the Topica Founder Institute (TFI) introduced their products and called for investment at the Topica Founder Showcase 2016.

The traffic police force will deploy several extra measures to ensure traffic safety on roads, railways and inland waterways from August 16 to mid-October.

Saudi-led air strikes on a school in a rebel-held province of northern Yemen have killed 10 children and wounded 28 others, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Sunday.

It took Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân nearly 300 days of cycling to reach Paris from Việt Nam, overcoming 16,000km and 11 countries to reach her destination.

In war time, the Vietnamese government ordered the army and the public health care system to provide treatments to those who were exposed to toxic chemicals.