VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities from the central city of Da Nang have set up an organising board for the fifth East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2015 slated for November 17-21 in the city.

The first bodies of 54 people killed when a plane went down in eastern Indonesia were Wednesday carried from the remote crash site after bad weather hampered efforts to airlift them.

A local economist said the 1% devaluation of the dong would help exports in a context where the Chinese yuan has fallen.

The son of a former police chief is one of two silent owners of the warehouse for hazardous materials in Tianjin where explosions killed at least 114 people, and used his connections to help obtain licenses despite safety violations,

Five men aged 21-26 from different countries who share the common hobby of travelling and love for Nha Trang City have released their English magazine “Discover Nha Trang” to serve foreign tourists.

The Hanoi Land Fund Development Centre will come into operation on September 1, merging all existing land fund development centres in the city.

The retail prices of 92-octane petrol, and E5 bio-fuel were cut by VND768 per litre from 3pm August 19 according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam Food Safety Administration director Nguyen Thanh Phong has expressed his fears about fake and unhygienic functional foods which he believes are rampant.

A parking space can cost up to hundreds of millions or even up to nearly VND1 billion at Hanoi’s modern apartments.

Vietnamese tourists seem to be cancelling their tours to Thailand after the Bangkok bombings on August 17.

Nearly 500 bicyclists from 40 teams nationwide will participate in the Hanoi Open Bicycle 2015 race, as heard at a conference to introduce the event on August 18 by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on August 18 held an opened debate on the subject of regional organizations and contemporary global security challenges in New York with representatives from nearly 50 countries and international organisations to take part in.

The growing abuse of antibiotics is causing a resistance to the drug, the Ministry of Health has warned.

The prevalence of tobacco use in Hanoi is relatively high among men at about 47.4%, as many smokers are not aware of the negative health effects of smoking while others find it hard to quit the habit, said the

One hundred children aged 7-15 have participated in a painting contest that highlights the friendship between Vietnam and the US as well as the aspiration for peace and amity among nations around the world

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a Philippine national to death for drug trafficking on August 18.

A central Bangkok shrine where a deadly bomb blast killed 20 people reopened Wednesday to the public.

Experts are cautioning localities against massive investment into waste incinerators as they pose high risk to the environment and public health.

The 90-90-90 Plan, which aims to end the AIDS epidemic in Vietnam by 2020 under a HIV prevention programme initiated by the United Nations, will be piloted in five localities from 2017-2015.