VIETNAM TODAY

Technology in startup has become a new trend that Vietnamese youngsters are pursuing nowadays, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has emerged victorious for the second time at the Rio Olympics, having defeated his Austrian rival David Obernosterer on August 13 at a Men’s Single Group E match-up.

President Trần Đại Quang has urged people’s courts at all levels to stick to the law abiding spirit in order to make fair convictions.

Data on forests will be collected by an electronic information system for decision making to design a strategy for forest development.

A Malaysian company, Chin Well Fasteners (Vietnam) Co. Ltd, has been accused of releasing untreated waste water into the environment.

The Vietnam Women’s Association has chaired a conference in Hanoi attended by many high level officials in government reviewing the nation’s progress in giving effect to gender equality.

Vietnamese rowers Ta Thanh Huyen and Ho Thi Ly finished third at the semifinals C/D of the Rowing Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls on August 11 after the event was one day delayed due to strong wind.

The Prime Minister has approved a technical support project for an employment information network, which uses non-refundable aid from the Republic of Korea.

While foreign investors are lining up to invest in new wind farms in Vietnam, numerous previously licensed wind farms are long delayed in construction or had their investment certificates revoked.

US health authorities on Friday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to the outbreak of Zika, which has now infected more than 10,000 people.

Many Vietnamese consumers still don't know how to defend their rights, with as many as 44% of consumers choosing to remain silent when victims of fraud, according to a survey by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Council of Representatives of French and Vietnamese Associations (CRAFV) has issued a petition calling on China to respect the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling on the Philippines lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

Chairman of Ba Vi District Bach Cong Tien talked with DTiNews about the 50 illegally-constructed houses in the centre of Ba Vi National Park.

Malaysia has called on ASEAN member countries to restart a high priority co-operation plan to reduce haze pollution in the region by 2020.

A Vietcombank customer lost up to USD23,800 after someone used the internet banking service to steal money from her ATM account over one night.

Vietnam is emerging as a rising retail market within Asia-Pacific, according to real estate consultants JLL.

The 21st Southeast Region Fine Arts Exhibition 2016 is taking place in Da Lat, Lam Dong province from August 12-21, featuring 154 fine art works.

US enterprises are considering Vietnam a priority market in the ASEAN region for their business and investment expansion in 2017, according to the 2017 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey recently issued by the US Chamber of Commerce and the American

Foreign certified professional caregivers, including those from Vietnam will be allowed to work at patients’ homes as from April, 2017 pursuant to a recent decision by the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.