VIETNAM TODAY

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, a universal symbol of entrepreneurship, will be in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12 to deliver a keynote speech at a workshop and share his philosophy towards living life creatively.

A Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen's Taiz killed at least 55 people and left tens injured, Houthi-controlled news agency Saba said on July 25.

Defence minister General Phung Quang Thanh returned home early this morning after substantial medical treatment in France.

Thousands of war veterans and local people in the central province of Quang Tri province floated flower garlands and coloured lanterns to commemorate the 68th Day of Invalids and War Martyrs on July 27.

Vietnam’s consumer price index was at 10-year low in July, gaining only 0.68% from the end of 2014, according to the General Statistics Office.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke highly of the World Bank (WB)’s support for Vietnam in both policy consultation and technical and financial assistance, while receiving WB Country Director in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa in Hanoi on July 24.

Illegal construction in the East Sea and its impact on regional peace, security, economy and trade will be put on the table at an international seminar in HCM City on July 25.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung received Vietnamese American astronomer Luu Le Hang from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has been recognized as one of the world’s most famous astronomers.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to disburse another credit package worth 127,333 billion VND (583.6 million USD) this year to provide preferential loans for local enterprises.

Vietnam plans to start a new scheme to monitor environmental resources to prevent natural disasters, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has said.

Actress-turned-director Angelina Jolie is to make a film about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime seen through the eyes of a war-scarred child for Netflix, the streaming giant said Thursday.

Food safety authorities believe up to half the ice used in food and drink stalls in HCM City is contaminated and unfit for consumption.

The 2015 high school graduation rate reached 91.58%, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on July 23.

In response of the #followmeto trend, a Canadian couple from Vancouver, have become famous on social media thanks to their copies Instagram craze with amazing photos of their own adventure in Asia, including Vietnam.

Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Thailand Nguyen Tan Dung and Chan-o-cha have witnessed the signing of five documents, including a joint statement of the third Vietnam-Thailand joint cabinet retreat.

The 29th Golden Racket table tennis championship kicked off at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23, drawing Asian competitors.

The Con Dao National Park in the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has released about 150,000 baby tortoises into the sea since 1994.

Relevant Vietnamese and Cambodian agencies have closely coordinated to control the situation in their joint border areas and not let the border matter affect the countries’ friendship, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 23.

China’s military drill in the area covering islands and reefs in the northeast of Vietnam’s Paracel archipelago severely violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the chain of islands, an official said.