VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 20,500 university exam candidates, out of 720,000 in total, have scored under 1 for one subject, which would hinder them from entering university, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.

The Ministry of Health has proposed building 40 reference high-tech laboratories in the country, in an aim to improve capacity of medical testing and ensure quality.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) announced that approximately 450,000 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad to work between 2010 and 2015.

The DEZEEN architecture and design magazine has chosen the House for Trees designed by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia in Ho Chi Minh City as top 10 world’s most beautiful houses.

The sharp increase in imported Chinese long and heavy vehicles has posed questions over the country’s inadequate road infrastructure.

Thousands of candles were lit at the Road 9 National War Cemetery in the central province of Quang Tri to commemorate the 68th War Invalids and Martyrs Day today.

Drownings at Da Lat have raised questions over safety and rescue.

A flash-flood triggered by torrential rains over the last two days claimed three lives and caused substantial property damage in northern coastal Quang Ninh province, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The Vietnam Museum of Nature has assessed and verified the fossil of a big sea snail dating back 247.2 to 242 million years. It was discovered in the central province of Nghe An.

Vietnamese incumbent and former leaders offered incense and laid wreaths at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs on July 27 - the National War Invalid and Martyrs Day.

Six men were rescued from a flooded Chinese coal mine Monday having survived a week underground after at least four of their co-workers were killed, state media said.

Nearly six months after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home — and a month after being moved to hospice — Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown,

Budget airline of Thailand Nok Air is expanding its international services with the launch of a new route from Bangkok to HCM City.

Toshyia Miura of Vietnam's national football team said nothing could make a difference with Manchester City in their friendly match today, but he hoped his players would score goals.

British PM David Cameron begins a visit to Southeast Asia on Monday, seeking greater cooperation in the fight against the IS group and to strengthen trade ties with the region's booming economies.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung attended a ceremony to erect a memorial stele at a war relic site, which used to house the headquarters of armed forces of Rach Gia province (now known as Kien Giang province) during the anti-US

China’s illegal construction work in the East Sea has adverse impacts on peace, security, economy, trade and marine environment, experts stressed at an international seminar in Ho Chi Minh City.

A fisherman from Binh Dinh Province said his boat was attacked by a Chinese vessel while he was working near Spratly Islands.

A documentary depicting the first two gay-pride parades in Ha Noi in 2012 and 2013, known as Viet Pride, and other compelling stories from the LGBT community, will premiere at the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), East Africa's largest