VIETNAM TODAY

Property development in Hanoi is robbing the capital of scarce playgrounds for children as vacant lots are consumed by apartments and offices.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has adopted bold measures to prevent smuggling and illegal transportation of goods.

A line-up of talented classical musicians from Viet Nam and the US will gather to perform at the first Vietnamese American Music Festival, which will start in Ha Noi and HCM City this week.

Vietnam and the EU have reached a framework agreement on the creation of a free trade zone under which almost all customs barriers between the partners will be eliminated.

Rescue officials say a search plane has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people on board.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with and listened to the expectations of prisoners in Xuan Loc prison in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 16, ahead of their amnesty release date in honour of National

Hundreds of tonnes of highly poisonous cyanide were being stored at the warehouse devastated by two giant explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin which killed 112, a senior military officer said Sunday.

Authorities on Saturday destroyed 10 tonnes of gold ore from the Bong Mieu gold mine that were handed over by Tam Lanh Commune residents in the central Quang Nam Province.

US website Boredpanda has published a list of the 30 most unique modes of transport, which includes Vietnam's cyclo.

Vietnam is actively engaging in bilateral negotiations with the US and several other countries to ensure its key interests before entering a ministerial meeting aimed at finalising the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

A rare giant ocean sunfish got snared in the net of Vietnamese fishermen off the coast of central Thanh Hoa province.

Vietnam's gender imbalance ratio is expected to continue increasing rapidly, especially in the Hong (Red) River Delta region, according to the General Department of Population and Family Planning (GDPFP).

The State Bank of Vietnam has put Dong A Joint Stock Commercial Bank under special control to manage any possible risk and prevent the loss of the bank’s assets.

Nha Nam Culture and Communication JSC will hold a Colour Me Marathon for adults on August 16 and 23 in HCM City.

A delegation of officials from several ministries made a working trip to Thailand on August 13 and 14 during which the two sides agreed to intensify labour co-operation.

Heavy financial losses from crocodile breeding in two provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region last year have forced local farmers to get cautious before deciding to invest in crocodile farms this year.

Police are searching for a man in connection with the killing of four family members over an agriculture land dispute in Yen Bai Province on August 12.

Uber users in the central city of Da Nang will be able to access the Uber app and request a helicopter ride with "UberCHOPPER" to join a free 15-minute flight around the city, according to Uber Technologies Inc.

Secretary of State John Kerry departed Cuba after a historic daylong visit to raise the US flag at the American embassy -- a milestone in Washington's rapprochement with its onetime foe.