VIETNAM TODAY

As many as 96.96 percent of deputies at the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 27 approved a resolution determining there will be 27 members of the Government in the 2016-2021 tenure, the same number as

Economic experts have suggested Vietnam thoroughly assess the impacts that the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement (FTA) may exert on specific sectors and markets, in a bid to fully enjoy the benefits brought about by the pact.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its new, five-year, US$26-million project to strengthen and sustain Việt Nam’s HIV and AIDS response.

Individuals or organisations that have not transferred the ownership of their motorbikes in Vietnam will be fined from January 1 next year, according to a government decree.

Vietnam and Cambodia have inked a Memorandum of Understanding on building a model border market in Cambodia.

Vietnam Airlines has changed flight schedules at Cat Bi International Airport in the northern city of Hai Phong as typhoon Mirinae is forecast to hit the Gulf of Tokin on July 27.

The 14th National Assembly deputies re-elected Mr. Nguyen Hoa Binh as President of the Supreme People’s Court on July 27.

KATHMANDU: At least 33 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal and dozens more are missing, a government official said Wednesday (Jul 27).

Nguyen Thanh Son, former head of the Red River Delta Coal Project Management Unit, has said the Formosa Group should not be allowed to operate for 70 years in Vietnam as they would not have a major economic impact.

Eight fishing boats from Binh Thuan Province with 60 fishermen on board have been detained for illegally fishing in Indonesian territorial waters, an official said.

The Vietnam Consulate General and the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Battambang province, Cambodia on July 26 inaugurated a school for OV children in KaohChiveang village, Aek Phnom district which is located on the edge of Tonle Sap Lake.

A delegation of top Vietnamese leaders laid wreaths and paid tribute to heroic martyrs at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Hanoi on July 27 on the 69th National War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

10,000 candles were lit at the Truong Son War Cemetery, the country's largest, on July 26 to mark the 69th War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

Several northern and northern central provinces, including Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh, are bracing themselves for the first storm of the year this evening.

Universities and enterprises need to work together more closely to ensure graduates have the necessary skills to be job-ready.

A couple in Ha Tinh Province are in need of help to treat their daughter who are suffering from brain atrophy and acute pneumonia.

A statement on enhancing co-operation among law enforcement agencies at sea proposed by Vietnam was adopted at the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26.

Indonesia's energy and mining minister Sudirman Said will be replaced as part of a cabinet reshuffle expected to be announced by President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, sources close to the minister told Reuters.

Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh has instructed the Government Inspectorate to probe into the capital adjustment for a water supply project for Vung Ang Economic Zone in Ha Tinh Province.