VIETNAM TODAY

Vietjet Air launches shocking Tet promotion

Low-cost airline VietJet Air has announced a shocking promotion on ticket fares for domestic routes and international ones from Vietnam to the Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand during the traditional New Year (Tet) holiday.

Party chief holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has reassured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Vietnam considers Japan a leading and long-term partner and Vietnam’s firm foreign policy stance is a reflection of that.

Joss Stone to rock Monsoon Music Festival

Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Ha Noi next month.

Vietnam, Japan issue joint vision on relations, ink six deals

Vietnam and Japan issued a statement on a join vision for their relations on the occasion of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to Japan.

PM wants better management of electric cars

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the transport and public security ministries to join hands with provincial and city people's committees in strengthening the management of electric four-wheeler cars.

Hanoi traffic spouts pollution

Seventy per cent of air pollution in Ha Noi is created by the endless streams of traffic, the Centre for Environmental Monitoring has reported.

Thu Duc Overpass suffers collapse

Part of the slip road leading to HCM City's Thu Duc Overpass suddenly collapsed on September 15.

Storm Vamco weakens, brings heavy rain

Tropical storm Vamco, the third storm over the East Sea this year, struck the central Quang Ngai Province's Ly Son Island with wind speeds of 62km to 74km per hour.

Hanoi tightens grip on on-going constructions

Hanoi’s Department of Transport has threatened to revoke the licences of the projects which continue causing severe traffic jams.

Thailand considers joining TPP negotiations

Thailand is considering joining negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement but needs to further study the pact’s terms and conditions, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on September 14.

Hanoians express headaches at public loudspeakers

Local residents in Hanoi are complaining about the deafening noise produced by public loudspeakers, saying that the iconic method of mass communication has reached its sell-by date.

ACV hands ministry research plans for Long Thanh Airport

The Airport Corporation of Vietnam has submitted to the transport ministry two plans outlining the research report on the Long Thanh International Airport Project's first phase feasibility.

Vietnam, China strengthen stances on wildlife protection

An agreement to fortify the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed yesterday between Vietam and China.

Deputy PM: priority capital for disaster mitigation projects

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested capital to disaster mitigation projects be prioritised while chairing a teleconference in Hanoi on September 14.

Statue of Russian astronaut Titov inaugurated in Ha Long Bay

A statue of Russian astronaut, Gherman Titov - the hero of the Soviet Union and hero of the Vietnamese labour, was inaugurated on the island named after him in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province.

Foreigners can buy, sell houses only through banks: central bank

Foreigners buying or selling houses in Viet Nam are required to carry out the transactions through banks in Viet Nam and not in cash, the central bank has decreed.

Malaysia closes schools as Indonesia smoke haze worsens

Malaysian authorities on Tuesday ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a smoky grey shroud.

PM Dung holds talks with Lao counterpart

Vietnamese and Lao governments will continue to place priority on consolidating and developing the time-honoured friendship and special solidarity, regarding this as a valuable asset.

Party leader starts official visit to Japan

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on September 15 for an official visit to Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Myanmar: Two more ethnic groups to sign ceasefire agreement

The Myanmar government has invited two armed ethnic minority groups to sign the national ceasefire agreement (NCA), according to an official announcement on September 14.

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