VIETNAM TODAY

The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 47) and related meetings opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 22.

Vietnamese tourists are welcomed in Singapore, as confirmed by the Singapore Tourism Board in a letter recently sent to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

The August consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City declined 0.12% from the previous month, contributing to an annual 0.66% rise in the southern economic hub’s average eight-month index.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, Australia, hosted a ceremony in New South Wales state marking the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) on August 21.

Parents and students in Vietnam are complaining about the new method of enrolling students to university this year, saying it is too costly and stressful.

Police in Danang city seized 2.2 tonnes of elephant tusks illegally transported into Vietnam from Nigeria.

Medical experts are concerned that many people with HIV in the country will be forced to drop their anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment in 2017.

Visitors to Ha Long Bay now must board tourist boats at the international pier of Tuan Chau inside the Tuan Chau Tourist Zone instead of the pier at Bai Chay port.

Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq are engaged in the "most brutal, systematic" destruction of ancient sites since World War II, the head of the U.N. cultural agency said Friday — a stark warning that came hours after

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on August 21 launched an innovation fund under its Healthy Markets Activity Project to seek and invest in initiatives of businesses on HIV prevention goods and services in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on the HCM City administration to step up efforts to prevent the flooding that plagues several inner districts.

Vietnam's enterprises have a positive outlook on the business climate for the third quarter, according to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Many patients in Vietnam still bizarrely think rhino horn is an all-around medical cure for various illnesses including cancer, a doctor said.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has requested punitive measures be imposed on individuals and organisations who accused the Government of using a false map.

The Hoan Kiem District Party Committee has asked the district People's Committee to cancel the plan to pave 11 Old Quarter pedestrianised streets with natural stones.

Walmart stores will import and distribute different products of Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius-Vietnam) in its retail chains in the US.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has demanded prompt actions to settle consequences of a recent coal mining accident in northern Quang Ninh province.

Vietjet Air is asking for government help as thousands of Vietnamese women continue to be refused entry to Singapore.

Busloads of visitors from China flocked to Bangkok's glittering Grand Palace on Friday but, days after a bomb at another of the city's popular attractions killed five Chinese tourists, Thailand's biggest spending holidaymakers are rattled.