VIETNAM TODAY

French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats to stop them harming native animals, a proposal animal rights groups said Wednesday was unlikely to be successful.

Cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand has been comprehensively flourishing, demonstrating the growing efficiency and importance of their strategic partnership, Prime Ministers Nguyen Tan Dung and Prayuth Chan-ocha said at their retreat talks and the joint Cabinet meeting in Bangkok

Golfers from clubs worldwide will compete in the Accor Viet Nam World Masters Golf Championship, being held in Da Nang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue from September 6 to 12.

Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Mekong Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion.

Public concern has been raised over the new colour of the Hanoi Opera House after recent maintenance.

Students should consider market demand before deciding on a course of education, and keep in mind that job prospects may be better after graduation in one region than another, an official said.

The low-cost carrier Vietjet is giving away more than 50,000 tickets from just 0 VND in a special week-long promotion called “Enjoy your summer – It is time to Vietjet”.

Bosses and builders have been found responsible for the collapse of a bridge in Lai Chau Province last year that killed eight people and injured another 38.

The capital of Hanoi is striving to take the lead on the provision of care for contributors to the national revolution, veterans, as well as other welfare and public health services, by 2020.

At least 21 people celebrating an engagement were killed on the Nile north of Cairo late Wednesday when a cargo ship hit their chartered boat, medical and security sources said.

The Mekong Development Bank is set to merge with the Vietnam Maritime Commercial Bank (Maritime Bank) to form an institution among the country's five largest banks in terms of charter capital.

Vietnamese art, fashion and music will be introduced at Vietnamese Cultural Days in Washington DC and New York City from August 8 to 12 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Vietnam’s forests are increasingly threatened as a result of deforestation, forest degradation, fragmentation and other stresses – making them more vulnerable to changing environmental conditions.

A Japanese woman suspected of abandoning the bodies of five of her own newborn babies over the course of a decade was being questioned Tuesday, police said.

Hanoi's West Lake is being severely polluted from domestic garbage and untreated waste discharged from restaurant boats.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), an indicator of inflation growth in the city, escalated 0.11 percent in July from the previous month and 0.77 percent against the same month last year, according to the municipal Statistics Department.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi for Thailand on July 23 for an official visit and to attend the third Vietnam-Thailand Joint Cabinet meeting at the invitation of his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha.

The Hanoi Gift Show 2015 for handicrafts, home décor products and furniture is set to get underway at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre on October 27-30.

Vietnamese passengers are being refused entry to Singapore despite having all the necessary documents, and the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam wants the Transport Ministry to act.