VIETNAM TODAY

Singapore said Monday it has lifted a two-decade ban on HIV-infected people from entering the country, but will limit their stay to a maximum of three months.

Hanoi’s authorities plan to mobilise 2,000 people to prevent possible flooding during the National Day holiday as heavy rain is forecasted.

Thai police issued two new arrest warrants and released images Monday of more suspects in the widening investigation into Bangkok's deadly bombing.

Pleiku Airport in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai will be reopened from 12am on September 1 as stipulated in Decision No. 3106 of the Ministry of Transport.

As many as 189 villages and hamlets with 13,924 households in the central highlands province of Dak Lak still lack access to electricity from the national grid.

The Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given approval to a plan to split the Dau Giay - Phan Thiet Highway project in the south into two road sections.

Rough Guides, the UK publisher of travel and reference guides, has cited Vietnam as one of 10 best-value destinations across the world.

A recent survey conducted by the World Bank revealed that 42.5% of patients were not satisfied with the attitude of medical staff.

Chinese border patrol officials seized 620 wild turtles and tortoises — 510 of them considered endangered — that were found alive in a shipment of frozen seafood from Vietnam, state media said Sunday.

The first film produced by Vietnam and Japan will be launched nationwide in October.

A National Traffic Safety Committee proposal to manufacture a special helmet for women from ethnic groups has been rejected by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 30 to September 1 to foster bilateral relations between the two nations.

Thai police on August 29 arrested a taxi driver who is suspected for supporting those behind the recent bomb attack near the Erawan shrine in Bangkok.

Vietnam will surprising not co-operate with any foreign governments to open more universities until at least 2020 according to a new decision by PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

The municipal and provincial Steering Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control have been urged to closely monitor the development of calamities such as flood, flashflood, and landslide.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 30 to September 1 to foster bilateral relations between the two nations.

Vietnam Cable Television has announced an exclusive three-year deal for the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League on pay-TV in Viet Nam.

Local authorities in Hanoi say they will try to prevent possible flooding in the city during the National Day Holiday as it is forecast that there will be heavy rain.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan joined nearly 150 delegates from 40 countries in the "World Assembly for Women (WAW!), which opened in Tokyo, Japan on August 28.