VIETNAM TODAY

A group of Vietnamese artists have participated in a photo collection featuring environmental-friendly activities to raise the public awareness over green issues.

Locals have publicly condemned the inaction of local authorities as concerns increase over the damage being done to Nui Coc Reservoir by sand dredging activities.

The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province on September 29 received a non-governmental aid package from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munitions Coalition (ICBL-CMC) to support local bomb and mine victims.

President Truong Tan Sang held talks with President Raul Castro Ruz in Havana, Cuba on September 29 (Cuba time).

Vietnamese expatriates, their spouses and children are able to enter Vietnam without visas as stipulated in a decree recently issued by the government.

Medical experts are concerned that an outbreak of the HIV virus is likely to return to Vietnam any time due to a lack of funds.

Fruit and vegetable exports are expected to reach US$2 billion this year as more and more countries have opened their door to Vietnamese fruits and vegetables.

A press conference was held in Hanoi to introduce the fifth annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” festival, which is slated for October 1-4.

Vietnam is resolved to continuously deepen the traditional solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba, President Truong Tan Sang told President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo on September 29.

The Indonesian government has announced its intent to purchase rice from Vietnam and Thailand through government-to-government deals and its representatives will soon begin negotiations.

International experts and Ho Chi Minh City authorities met to seek flood prevention measures in the city.

Jun hamlet has come up with a new type of community-based tourism co-operative in Lien Son town, Lak district, Dak Lak province, generating employment and stable incomes for locals who are the proud owners of the most unique and

The third Vietnam-Japan University Rectors' Conference opened in the central city of Da Nang, with more than 200 delegates representing managers from 30 Japanese universities and their 40 Vietnamese counterparts.

The Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival commenced in the northern province of Hai Duong on September 29 in memory of General Tran Hung Dao, one of the most revered figures in Vietnam’s history.

There were 1,836 road accidents nationwide between August 16 and September 15 that left 696 people dead and injured 1,692, the latest statistics from the public security ministry said.

The Prime Minister has approved the construction of 25 bridges with the second transport sector loan for the national road network improvement project.

Trade unions representing seafarers in Asia at the recently-concluded 32nd Asian Seafarers Summit Meeting and the 24th Asian-Norway Seafarers Conference in Kyoto, Japan agreed to establish a hotline to support regional seamen in case of emergency.

President Truong Tan Sang has affirmed that the Vietnam-US ties has become an indispensable element in the concerted efforts of the international community to maintain peace, security and development in the region.

Nepal is considering banning severely disabled climbers and those deemed too old from Everest and other mountains in an attempt to improve safety, the head of its tourism department said of Monday (Sep 28).