VIETNAM TODAY

A dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” will come to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time as the fifth event is scheduled to take place in the southern hub and the traditional venue of Hanoi

In the first 9 months of this year, the country’s exports rose by nearly 10% to nearly US$120.7 billion while imports jumped by 16% to US$124.6 billion, pushing the trade deficit up to around US$3.9 billion.

An offshore earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck the east of Papua region in Indonesia, injuring at least 62 people, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The child friendly city initiative was announced in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24 at a high-ranking roundtable conference between the municipal People’s Committee and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

The British Council has presented the International School Award to twelve outstanding international secondary schools in Vietnam, that have significantly contributed to international activities.

The Ministry of Justice is gathering opinions on the draft amended Criminal Code after two high school students were rejected for applications to study because of the previous convictions of their parents.

Vietnam will focus on keeping the rate of new HIV cases below 0.3 percent by 2020 while reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development.

A stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage.

Millionaire Chess Open Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will be the only representative of Vietnam at this year's Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas, which takes place from October 8-12.

Government guarantees for investment projects must not exceed 70 per cent of the project's total investment, noted a draft decree recently unveiled by the Ministry of Finance for public opinion.

The European Union needs the support of the United States, Russia and the countries in the Middle East to help fight the causes of the influx of refugees seeking to enter the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.

Russia was the 17th largest investor in Vietnam as of late June with 107 projects worth nearly 2 billion USD, as heard at a September 23 press conference in Hanoi on bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

Three Thai boats have been arrested for illegally fishing in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the southern province of Ca Mau.

Travellers in Hanoi can now enjoy new air services to famous destinations, offered by the State-owned Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company.

The family of a Vietnamese fisherman who was shot dead by Thai police ship and another fisherman injured in the case have made preparations for legal proceedings.

Fisherman, Le Van Nhan, in Nai Hien Dong ward, Son Tra district in the central city of Da Nang launched his newly built fishing boat on September 23, the first fishing boat to be built in Da Nang funded

Although the top universities in Viet Nam have a large pool of students from which to choose, other schools face a severe shortage as the number of universities and colleges has mushroomed in recent years.

A Thai court on September 23 issued an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the Bangkok bombings last month, raising the total number of arrest warrants issued in connection with the blast to 14.

The central city started the final countdown for the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG5), which starts a year from today.