VIETNAM TODAY

The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico began his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17.

Eight people in an eastern Chinese city were killed when the construction elevator they were in plummeted from an apartment building, the local government said Sunday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 16 cut a ribbon to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Hanoi School of Public Health in Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi.

Five hundred households in Dong Ao and My Tho communes in the northern province of Ha Nam’s Thanh Thuy District claimed that they have been suffering serious environmental pollution for many years.

A new online portal will enable Vietnamese people living overseas to learn Vietnamese via the Internet, following a project recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Controversial new legislation in the US that toughens inspection rules for catfish imported from foreign markets is striking fear into the hearts of fishers in the Vietnamese farm raised catfish industry.

Truong Thanh Nhan won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing ASEAN University Games in Singapore on July 14.

The 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit wrapped up in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on July 16 with the approval of the Chair’s Statement and the Ulan Bator Declaration.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. (FHS) has denied their responsibility in the recent dumping of around 100 tonnes of toxic waste from its factory to a farm in Ha Tinh Province.

Vietnam is the world’s second largest coffee exporter, after Brazil. However, Vietnam’s coffee export value remains moderate as exports are mostly coffee beans, or unprocessed coffee.

Việt Nam dropped six places in FIFA’s July ranking which was released this week.

Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province attracts tourists for its beautiful scenery and also many special products like fish sauce, pepper, rose myrtle wine and juice. These local products have made Phu Quoc famous.

The People’s Committee of the central province of Bình Phước yesterday declared diphtheria an epidemic after three people died and 47 others were hospitalised to be treated for the bacterial infection.

Former Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chile’s Ambassador to Asia-Pacific, is paying a visit to Vietnam from July 13-17.

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is showcasing for the first time the earliest writing from ancient Egypt found on papyrus, detailing work on the Great Pyramid of Giza, antiquities officials said Thursday.

Experts and officials discussed about measures to curb low-quality and unhygienic food at the conference about safe agriculture products on July 15.

The National Election Council has decided to withdraw the NA deputy title of former Vice Chairman of Hau Giang Province People's Committee Trinh Xuan Thanh for his fake car plate scam.