VIETNAM TODAY

Around 200 seafood exporters and processors from Vietnam and 14 foreign countries and territories will gather at the biggest event of the industry - the 2016 Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2016) - being held at the Saigon Exhibition

Islamic State called on its group members to carry out jihad in Russia in a nine-minute YouTube video on Sunday.

The 4.1-kilometre Ca Pass Tunnel, the country’s key infrastructure project that crosses the central provinces of Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, was inaugurated on July 31.

The drama Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats Cause Longing for Absent Husband), a production by talented scriptwriter Thanh Hoàng, will be restaged in a new version in the US.

Airports across Vietnam have been ordered to tighten aviation security following cyber-attacks at Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai international airports in the afternoon of July 29.

The central city of Da Nang’s immigration public security force and Ngu Hanh Son Police seized dozens of posters that had illegally printed the local beach under the name ‘China Beach’ at a tour service company in the city.

On one side of the cramped outdoor pool, children are taking swimming lessons. Opposite, another group of kids riotously splash around. In the middle, a teenager is desperately trying to train for the Rio Olympics.

Hanoi's Master Transport Plan for 2030, with a vision to 2050 was officially announced at a conference held in Hanoi on July 30.

The Ministry of Construction has issued Circular No.19/2016/TT-BXD guiding the implementation of the Housing Law and Decree No. 99/2015/ND-CP dated October 20, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of the 2014 Housing Law.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are struggling to resume agricultural production because of the lingering effects of the recent drought and saltwater intrusion and a shortage of funds and seeds.

Vietnam secured the first place at the world Vietnamese traditional martial arts championships after four days of competitions at Phu Tho Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City.

On July 29, the 60 students, three of whom are Vietnamese, selected as winners of the 2016 Many Languages, One World® international essay contest had their voices heard at the UN General Assembly.

Expansion of the nation’s gross domestic product has slowed to 5.52% in the first half of 2016 hurt by a crippling drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, says the General Statistics Office.

A proposal from the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport to borrow USD300 million from a Chinese bank to build the Van Don-Mong Cai Expressway is facing strong opposition from local economic experts and the public.

More than 10,000 people in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa are living in areas which experienced Agent Orange/dioxin spraying during the American War.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes to welcome a new wave of Malaysian investors, especially following the formation of the ASEAN Community and the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party’s Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang led a delegation to Switzerland to strengthen ties with Swiss localities.

Globalisation and technology are transforming universities and colleges worldwide, leading to different approaches in research and education, including in Việt Nam, the president of University of Victoria in Canada said at a conference in HCM City.

The Dung Quat Bio Ethanol Plant owned by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has ceased operations after racking up debts with three local banks.