VIETNAM TODAY

DTiNews has transferred over VND67m (USD3,000) of donations from readers to help a little girl in Danang City who is struggling with leukaemia.

The Vietnam Customs forecasted that the Vietnam National Single Window (VNSW) will reduce customs clearance time for businesses by 15-30%.

Foreign tourists can now freely visit the border Co To island, said Hoang Ba Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Co To district in the northern Quang Ninh province.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh signed a decision to inspect the recent state-owned mobile network operator MobiFone's acquisition of Audio Visual Global JSC following complaints by MobiFone's employees.

Local authorities in Can Tho City are being criticised for damaging handrails of seven of eight bridges in two hamlets so cars can get through.

The Hà Nội Department of Fire Prevention and Control has released a list of 38 apartment buildings that are in use but do not meet fire safety regulations.

Indian wildlife officers appealed on Tuesday for help in caring for eight rare baby rhinos feared orphaned by recent deadly floods in the remote northeast.

Mike Tyson has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to join the cast of the Vietnamese comedy action film Girls 2 produced and toplined by Tran Bao Son, report multiple news sources.

The Government is determined to weather all setbacks and challenges to attain the highest possible economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated at the first regular meeting of the 2016-2021 Government in Hanoi on August 1-2.

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh has decided to prosecute the illegal dumping of toxic waste of Hung Hiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company in the area.

French director Regis Wargnier and actress Catherine Deneuve of Indochina - which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — will attend the 4th Hanoi International Film Festival, which will take place during November 1-5 a month

The Quang Binh People’s Committee has approved a three-year pilot project for using electric vehicles to transport tourists on several main roads in Dong Hoi City from this month.

The Vietnam National Meteorological Center has said that from now until the end of the year, seven to nine storms and tropical depressions will affect the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea).

Experts have expressed severe concern that alkaline spills in bauxite exploitation in the Central Highlands could lead to environmental disasters on the same scale as caused by Formosa's recent toxic waste discharge in the central region.

The 2016 Vietnam-US music festival will be held in Vietnam for the second time, with world famous pieces to be performed at numerous concerts from August 7-14.

A tourism training association of Vietnam was set up at a congress in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1 with a view to fostering manpower development in the industry.

The National Volunteer Award 2016 has been launched in Hanoi to honour organisations and individuals who actively engage in voluntary activities for the benefit of the community.

Danang City People's Committee has given approval for an international design contest to be held to develop a tunnel project for the Han River crossing project.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Industry and Trade has proposed a pilot project to organise safe goods markets in the city for the 2016 - 2020 period.