VIETNAM TODAY

Johnny Rockets, an American restaurant franchise is seeking area developers for expansion into Vietnam.The move is part of the company’s expansion plans in Southeast Asia.

Despite falling petrol prices local road hauliers and bus firms seem happy to continue charging high prices for their services.

The fifth Vietnam International Book Fair will take place in Hanoi's Thong Nhat Park from Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, who is Chairman of the National Committee for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017, has signed decisions on establishing two sub-committees, under the National Committee for APEC 2017.

The 11th Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Expo (ITE HCMC 2015) will be co-organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, from September 10-12.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will reopen the Hanoi-Pleiku route from September 5, four days after the Pleiku Airport in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai resumed operations following months of suspension for upgrades.

Vietnam missed the opportunity to reach their second AFF U-19 football title in history after suffering a bitter 0-6 loss to Thailand in the final of the 2015 Championship in Laos on September 4.

Police in the northern province of Thai Nguyen are investigating a severe attack on a local journalist that took place on September 4.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien talks about issues facing the education sector in the new school year.

More than 22 million school students at all education levels on September 5 participated in the opening ceremony of the new academic year of 2015-2016.

A conference was held in Hanoi on September 4 to introduce a project to build an urban climate change resilience index in Vietnam.

The information technology (IT) boom is expected to help Vietnam become the Silicon Valley of Southeast Asia, according to an article posted on the website http://www.pcmag.com.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host a ministerial meeting of key global players trying to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sept. 30 during the annual high-level session of the General Assembly, the United Nations announced Friday.

A young Vietnamese couple with a joint monthly income of VND 8.9 million have become social media stars after they revealed how far they have to stretch their earnings to get by.

Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won a silver medal in the men's 50m pistol category on September 3, at the World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol 2015 being held in Munich, Germany.

Nearly 270 Australian undergraduates will enter short-term courses and internship programmes in Vietnam in 2016 as part of the New Colombo Plan Scholarship Programme, unveiled the Australian Embassy on September 4.

Police in Tay Ninh Province has fined a local private hospital VND1.4 billion for burying tonnes of medical waste in the area.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung launched a project to supply power to Lai Son island commune in Kien Hai district, the southern province of Kien Giang on September 4, which is expected to benefit 1,956 local households.

The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary results of the anti-dumping duty administrative review (POR 11) which decided the tax rates imposed on Vietnamese tra fish fillets imported to the country between August 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014.