VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam and Bangladesh issued a joint statement on August 10 on the occasion of Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid’s Vietnam visit from August 9-13.

A rare white Bengal tiger imported from a Canadian zoo have given birth to 3 white cubs at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCM City.

Vietnam and China convened their fifth strategic defence dialogue in Hanoi on August 10, aiming to narrow differences and create strategic trust for the friendship between the two armies and peoples.

The HCM City People’s Committee has unveiled that it will lead a contingent of representatives of the business community on a visit to Russia this September to evaluate opportunities for trade and investment.

A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation's return to nuclear power.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 9 attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Singapore's Independence Day (9/8/1965-9/8/2015) at the invitation of Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong.

Xuan Kien Auto JSC’s plans to produce a totally made-in-Vietnam car continue to face problems.

Poor people in Tan Thanh district, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province now live in spacious houses thanks to a project sponsored by Posco Vietnam Co. Ltd, a wholly invested company by the Republic of Korea’s Posco Group, and Habitat

Environmentalists warn recent prolonged flooding in Quang Ninh Province has washed tonnes of coal dust and metal into Halong Bay, threatening its fragile ecosystem.

Authorities in the northern Ha Giang Province have just announced a plan to open a new nature reserve area in the province's Meo Vac District.

The number of people killed by Typhoon Soudelor in China rose to 17, state media reported on Monday, with five more missing.

Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has cited Son Doong Cave in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province among world’s top 15 Breathtaking Destinations that adventurous people should visit once in their lifetime.

Real estate companies in Vietnam are struggling to attract foreign clients despite local authorities having failed to yet issue guidelines for the amended Law on Housing.

China-based foreign investors have deemed Vietnam their top alternative destination, as China’s investment climate becomes less attractive.

The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

Many female office staff in Hanoi have taken advantage of their noon-time break to learn how to make Full-Moon cakes at cooking classes to prepare for the mid-Autumn Festival.

The Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Festival – Thang Long Cup – began on Sunday in Hanoi.

A stampede at a temple during a Hindu religious festival left at least 11 pilgrims dead and dozens injured early Monday in eastern India, police said.

Bangladeshi President Md. Abdul Hamid is on a State visit to Vietnam from August 9-13 at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.