VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam to send a delegation to attend hearing on East Sea disputes

As a country directly involved in the East Sea dispute, Vietnam would send a delegation to attend the hearing on the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the capacity of an observer, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry

African giraffe gives birth at Vietnam zoo

A baby giraffe has just been born at a private zoo in southern Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam coast guard gets two new ships for East Sea patrols

Vietnam's coast guard has two new ships to bolster its patrols of the East Sea.

Mui Ne among top 11 tech-free paradises

The US online newspaper, Huffington Post, has cited Mui Ne among top 11 stunning places without Wi-Fi that visitors can actually enjoy the view.

Vietnam wants high-speed north-south rail line

Vietnam is looking at building a USD50bn express north-south rail link from 2020, said Deputy Transport Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong.

Former Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal dies

Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, formerly the world's longest-serving foreign minister who oversaw four decades of turbulent diplomacy for the oil-rich kingdom, has died.

Nam enters Wimbledon doubles' second round

Vietnam's Ly Hoang Nam and his Indian partner Sumit Nagal advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon boys' doubles event.

Vietnam, WB sign four cooperation projects

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong witnessed the signing of four cooperation agreements totaling 507 million USD between Vietnam and the World Bank (WB) aiming to support Vietnam’s agricultural development, green transport and poverty reduction in Washington D.C., on

Party leader talks US-Vietnam relations at CSIS

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a speech titled “US-Vietnam relations in a changing world” at the Washington D.C.-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 8 (local time).

Mekong river delta's oldest school to be demolished

The 100-year-old Chau Van Liem High School in Can Tho City will be demolished next week as it has badly deteriorated.

HCM City to relocate slums near metro route

HCM City will clear more than 800 slums located near Van Thanh trench in Binh Thanh district to clean up the area through which the first metro line will pass.

New bridge links Long An with Cambodia’s Prey Veng

The Mekong Delta province Long An held a ceremony on July 8 to inaugurate the Huu Nghi (Friendship) Bridge 2, which connects the locality and the Cambodian province of Prey Veng, Nhan dan newspaper reported.

2016 Hue festival to feature numerous art activities

The ninth Hue Festival 2016, themed ‘710 years of Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien – Hue, Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development’, will be held from April 29 to May 4, 2016, with many art activities.

Hong Kong braces as typhoon approaches

Three typhoons were swirling off the coasts of China and Japan Thursday with the first set to directly hit Hong Kong as the city of seven million battened down for the storm.

International arrivals likely to surge 8-18 percent

International visitors to Vietnam are likely to burgeon from 8 to 18 percent should the Government create more favourable conditions for visa waivers, said Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Long Thanh International Airport work to start 2019

The Ministry of Transport will begin construction of the Long Thanh International Airport project in 2019, and it should begin operating by 2023.

Indonesia arrests man selling protected eagles on Facebook

Indonesian police posing as wildlife buyers have arrested a suspected trafficker for selling protected eagles on Facebook, an official said Wednesday.