VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group, or Petrolimex, posted pre-tax profits of VND716bn (USD32.5m) in the second quarter and nearly VND1.6trn in the first half of the year.

A new aid project for Vietnamese women from remote areas has just been launched by the Australian government.

The central city of Danang is considering moving its agencies and departments out of a USD95-million administrative centre which was only put into operation in 2014.

The Hanoi Traffic Police have dealt with some 18,000 violations since August 1, six times higher than HCM City and 10 times higher than Danang.

Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA).

A blast from a suspected grenade and gunshots rocked a Philippine jail, leaving 10 inmates dead, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, officials said Friday. The warden was seriously injured in Thursday night's explosion.

Closed several times since it was built in 1950, Na San Airport in the northern mountainous province of Son La will be rebuilt before 2020.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has urged local authorities to increase inspections and punish all establishments using child labour or forced labour. They are to report their findings by November 15.

Several large cracks have appeared in the roof and walls of the Hải Vân Tunnel in recent months, causing safety concerns.

A string of bomb attacks targeting Thailand's crucial tourism industry have killed four people, authorities said Friday, sending authorities scrambling to identify a motive and find the perpetrators.

An explosion at a plant in central China yesterday afternoon has killed at least 21 people and injured five, state media reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said that the plan to convert the apron area west of Tan Son Nhat Airport from military to civilian use would be effective and should be accelerated.

Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh is currently among the top medalists at the 2016 Rio Olympics, joining five other athletes in seventh position with a stunning collection of one gold and one silver.

“Long Thanh will lachen”, the German documentary about an Orange Agent/Dioxin victim in Vietnam, is one of eight nominations for the News and Current Affairs category of the Emmy Awards this year.

Vietnamese judicial agencies have finally issued a formal public apology to an 81 year-old man in Bac Ninh Province who has been cleared of a murder sentence issued more than 40 years ago.

Indonesia on August 11 repatriated 49 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested two to three months ago for accidentally fishing in Indonesia’s seas.

The Vietnam Association of Architects has complained to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam about the small prizes offered in a design contest for Long Thanh International Airport.

A wildlife trade monitoring group has called on Indonesia to take strong action against traders of endangered birds who are driving several species toward extinction.

Hundreds of local people in Hanoi's Chuong My District have gathered to protest against a waste treatment plant project at the foot of Thoong Mountain due to fears of environmental pollution.