VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam will spend VND60 billion (US$2.75 million) this year on paying for medications for people with HIV in the country following international donors' funding cutback.

For nearly a half of century, households in Nong Cong district's Cong Binh commune in the central province of Thanh Hoa have had to use water contaminated with petroleum.

Ten endangered Asiatic lions, 1670 blue bulls and 87 spotted deer were amongst hundreds of wild animals killed in the recent floods to hit west India's Gujarat, a government report said Sunday.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Hanoi on July 12, successfully concluding his official US visit at the invitation of President Barack Obama’s administration.

The head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communication said the city was in the process of setting up an e-government that would play a critical role in building a "smart" city through information and

The 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations is a critical moment for Vietnam and the US to reflect upon the past and look forward to a better future for both countries.

The central province of Quang Nam officially launched its first visitor centre in the ancient Hoi An town on Thursday, to provide more assistance to tourists in this tourism hub.

Vietnam’s tennis ace Ly Hoang Nam has reached another milestone in his illustrious sports career by reaching the semi-finals of the boys' doubles at Wimbledon.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on July 11 for painful reform proposals aimed at obtaining a new international bailout, but he faced a rebellion in his own party that could threaten his majority in parliament.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang has just returned from a six day visit to Cuba where he joined representatives from over 60 countries around the globe attending an international environmental conference.

Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a family of six in Binh Phuoc Province.

Well-known model Kha My Van has become the first Vietnamese model to walk down the catwalk at Paris Haute Couture Week.

As many as 56,173 Vietnamese labourers, including 16,942 women, worked overseas in the first six months of this year, a 1.7 percent increase compared with the same period last year, the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry

In the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Fulbright University Vietnam project received its investment certificate at a ceremony held in New York on July 10.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has thanked the United Nations (UN) and its Secretary General for their valuable support to Vietnam over the past time, especially in dealing with the war consequences.

The central coastal city of Nha Trang will hold several exciting cultural and sports activities during the 2015 Sea Festival, scheduled to take place from July 11-14.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, congressional leaders and hundreds of war veterans attended a recent ceremony marking 50 years since US ground troops arrived in Vietnam.

Chiang Mai is experiencing the worst drought crisis in two decades, with dams expected to last until August.

At least two workers died after a construction site scaffold in HCM City collapsed.