VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has highly valued the role of the US Congress on fostering relationship between the two countries, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence and the United States Department of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 7 regarding United Nations peacekeeping.

Oktoberfest, the largest cultural event of German-speaking communities across Southeast Asia, is due to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in October.

Vietnam and the US adopted on July 7 (local time) a joint vision statement between the two countries on the occasion of the official visit to the US by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Public Security Minister Tran Dai Quang had taken over the investigation into the murder of a family of six in their home in Binh Phuoc Province.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has officially announce new uniforms for pilots, cabin crew and ground staff as part of its push to upgrade its image and presence in the international aviation market.

Nguyen Tan Anh, an official of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, has confirmed he heard rumours that two Australian football clubs are evaluating recruiting talented player Cong Phuong.

Ten months after two British tourists were killed on a resort island in Thailand, prosecutors called their first witnesses Wednesday in a case marked by claims that the accused — two migrant workers from Myanmar — were tortured into confessing.

The State Bank of Vietnam took over Global Petrol Bank on July 7, after the bank failed to meet a deadline to have secured legal capital requirements.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Mobile Game Asia 2015 for the first time which is scheduled to take place at Windsor Plaza Hotel on July 9-10.

On July 8, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended a great banquet hosted by Vice President Joe Biden presided following his talks with President Barack Obama.

Teachers at preschools in HCM City are quitting to better-paid work with less stress.

The Quang Binh authorities have okayed a plan to introduce Va and Nuoc Nut caves as new tourist destinations at Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park, Oxalis Ltd Company said.

The Nhi Dong 1 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City is working with the city’s Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease Society and several lower-level hospitals to establish a network for treatment and management of congenital heart diseases across

The Korean Chamber of Business wants to build a large wholesale market to connect local producers with buyers in Seoul and other cities in northeast Asia, including Tokyo and Beijing.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Barrack Obama held talks at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in the morning of July 7 (local time).

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced its best players, chosen from the U13 football festival will enjoy an exchange tour of Japan from August 17- 21.

Leading fashion designer, Minh Hanh, has become the second Vietnamese winner of the Fukuoka Prize known as arts and culture award.

This week, the United States and Vietnam will open a new chapter in our history as General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong travels to Washington, the first visit by Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary to the U.S. since our two