VIETNAM TODAY

Japan issued a new protest to Beijing on August 6 after Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailed close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea, Japan's foreign ministry said.

Hoang Xuan Vinh has made history when he secured a gold in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first Vietnamese to win an Olympic gold medal.

Around 4,000 runners from 35 countries worldwide participated in the fourth Da Nang International Marathon hosted by the central city of Da Nang on August 6.

Conservationists and scientists have strongly called on the Government to stop allowing organisations and individuals commercially farming and trading endangered species in Viet Nam.

The Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society on August 6 launched the 2016 Action Month for Agent Orange (AO) victims with a charity walk to raise money to help victims of the crippling defoliant.

An area covering three northern provinces – Thái Nguyên, Tuyên Quang and Bắc Kạn – has been designated for the conservation of cultural and historical values and revolutionary war-zone relics, as well as the development of an agroforestry economy.

Government and business leaders speaking at a recent forum in Ho Chi Minh City have said that Vietnam is at risk of running out of skilled machinists and other manufacturing workers over the next four to five years.

The long awaited Pokemon Go is officially launched in Việt Nam today.

The Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced it will sponsor a series of public workshops addressing new laws and regulations governing Vietnam and Laos cross border trade.

The 10th conference discussing cooperation between Vietnamese and French localities will take place in the southern city of Can Tho from September 14-16.

Singapore said on Friday it had stepped up its border and inland security after Indonesian police arrested six suspected militants on the nearby Indonesian island of Batam suspected of planning an attack on Singapore.

Medical and domestic waste from Nghe An Oncology Hospital has heavily polluted the local channel in Nghe An Province because of dilapidated infrastructure and out-dated treatment plant.

Hanoi has planned to provide free wifi in many outdoor spaces across the city.

The capital’s Old Quarter, where is considered the heart of Hanoi that preserves the city's the cultural lifestyle, has a lot of tiny lanes full of hotels, restaurants, cafes, markets and shops.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for joint efforts from the Party, State and the whole society together with the education sector to improve education quality, which he described as key for the country’s sustainable development.

The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), under the information and communications ministry, on August 4, issued a warning about three domains containing malicious codes.

Vietnam aims to win one or two medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with highest hope pinned on weightlifters Thach Kim Tuan and Vuong Thi Huyen and marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh.

The Prime Minister has urged comprehensive measures to address the flood and storm consequences in the districts of Sa Pa and Bat Xat in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The proportion of consumers in Vietnam who put their spare cash into savings is the highest globally (76 per cent), according to a Nielsen report on the Consumer Confidence Index.