VIETNAM TODAY

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged localities in the Mekong Delta to strengthen measures to overcome difficulties facing the region’s education development.

The increasing overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilisers are posing more threats to farmers' health and agroproduct consumers, but authorities have never had an eye on the overwhelming consumption of the chemicals in agriculture.

President Truong Tan Sang attended the United Nations Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda that opened at the UN Headquarters in New York on September 25 (New York time), during which he affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment to successfully

Three of four Vietnamese students injured in a collision between a tour vehicle and a bus in Seattle, US, have been discharged from hospital, while the other is in stable health condition, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh emerged triumphant at the 2015 Sydney International after handily defeating Malaysian rival Zulfadli Zulkiffli 2-0 in the final round.

Despite stricter regulation of on-going construction sites, many projects still obstruct roadways and cause traffic jams.

Coach Toshyia Miura has called 27 players to train for two matches during the 2018 World Cup qualifier.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities in Ba Dinh District to report on a 17-storey building on Le Truc Street, which exceeds designated height restrictions for the area.

World leaders pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending.

Dengue fever is spreading across Viet Nam with 39,000 cases reported in 51 cities and provinces nationwide, including 23 deaths, said the Health Ministry.

The Viet Nam Anti-Corruption Initiative Programme (VACI) has generated positive results after six years of implementation, according to attendees of a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has committed all possible support to oil and gas co-operation between Vietnam and Russia as well as between their national oil and gas companies – PetroVietnam and Zarubezneft.

Malaysian police said Friday they detained three men, including two foreigners, for questioning over their possible involvement in terrorism after the U.S. and Australian embassies warned of a potential attack at a popular hawker street in Kuala Lumpur.

The Singaporean Ministry of Education has announced that the country would close all schools on September 25 due to worsening haze situation.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today announced that ADB will double its annual climate financing to $6 billion by 2020, up from the current $3 billion. ADB’s spending on tackling climate change will rise to around 30%

The Vietnam Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Week will take place from September 25-28 in Hanoi, bringing 900 new designs by 17 designers from Vietnam, Malaysia and Italy to the catwalk.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) recently held a workshop in Hanoi discussing the implementation of the second phase of a European Union-funded Vietnam Health Sector Policy Support Program titled HSPSP-2.

The 130km route from Hanoi's Yen Vien to Ha Long City is currently only serving a few dozen passengers every day.

A South Korean company in HCM City has suddenly halted operations after its director disappeared, leaving the firm owing salaries and social insurance to more than 1,000 workers.