VIETNAM TODAY

Singapore and Indonesia signed three agreements on July 28 in Singapore to foster their bilateral relations moving forward.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines and Boeing Flight Services signed a five-year exclusive pilot-training agreement on July 27 in Seattle, to support the Hanoi-based airline's 787 Dreamliners.

While real estate agents are trying to sell land lots around the Long Thanh International Airport project, local people are warning potential buyers of the lack of detailed planning.

Around 358,350 households in HCM City, or nearly one million people, are still using unsafe water, said a local official.

UK PM David Cameron said that Vietnam and the UK already have a strong trading relationship but there is still huge untapped potential.

Young Vietnamese pianist Luu Hong Quang recently took second place at the 3rd Annual International Piano Competition, Euregio Piano Award 2015.

Vietnamese are spending less and saving more due to their worries about the economy. Up to 73% of those interviewed said they would use their spare cash for savings, topping the world, a survey by Nielsen said.

Vietnam defeated Thailand's U23 squad in their third match at the International Women's Volleyball Tournament – VTV Cup in the southern province of Bac Lieu.

On July 28, Hanoi’s Dong Da district police detained a man for illegally transporting 5kg of synthetic drugs from China to Vietnam.

Vietnam's VN-Index topped a list of the world markets that rose the most between June 24 and July 24.

A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua early Tuesday panicking people with at least one teenager missing after possibly drowning in a river. Several buildings and houses were either destroyed or damaged.

Floods trigged by a heavy storms raged through several northern localities over the last three days have left 23 dead and missing, along with property losses estimated at more than VND1 trillion.

Today, 20 years ago, Viet Nam officially became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As the country celebrates this monumental event, the year 2015 also witnesses the 48th anniversary of the bloc's establishment (August 8,

Leaders of the Hanoi Opera House has decided to repaint the theatre with a paler colour after receiving substantial criticism for its choice of a bright yellow following recent maintenance.

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on July 27 opened hearings to hear the testimony of witnesses within the framework of appeals for two former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan,

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh expressed Vietnam’s wish to continue strengthening its comprehensive cooperation with Brazil during talks with Brazilian Minister of External Relations Mauro Luiz Vieira in Hanoi.

Dominating the match with skills, a perfect performance and world-level power, the English Premier League runners-up Manchester City soared to an 8-1 win over Viet Nam in a friendly match at Ha Noi's National My Dinh Stadium.

Cai Rang floating market in Vietnam’s southern Can Tho province is listed among world’s largest vegetable and fruit wholesalers.

A Thanh Hoa man has claimed that a diary returned to Vietnam by the US Defence Secretary during a recent visit last month was owned by his brother.