VIETNAM TODAY

On June 27, numerous international friends, peace-loving people along with Vietnamese students and nationals gathered at the UN plaza in Geneva, Switzerland, to join a march and sign a letter of protest against China altering the status quo in

China is expected to import more than US$10 trillion in goods and services and invest US$500 billion abroad in the next five years, offering opportunities for Vietnam and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Con Dao Island in the central province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau aims to become an international-standard spiritual and eco-tourism centre by 2030, according to a newly approved plan to develop the island.

Trade between Vietnam and the US has grown exponentially under a bilateral trade pact that went into force in late 2001 and totalled nearly US$11,035 billion as the end of February this year.

Hundreds of precious perfumed trees (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) in Chu Mom Ray National Park have been felled. Local authorities knew nothing about the incidents until they were informed by media.

“Vietnam can produce PhDs. Why can’t it produce screws then?” Tran Quoc Tuan asked at a recent National Assembly session on policies to develop supporting industries.

No matter where you go around the globe, every major city puts its own spin on food, whether they're serving a slightly different version of a familiar favourite or a strange (to you) dish.

Vinmec International Hospital received JCI accreditation for its international-standard quality on June 26.

Exports for the agriculture, forestry and aquatics sector for the six months leading up to July were down 2.8% year-on-year to US$14.42 billion, according to the latest monthly report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

South Korea on Saturday said it was closely monitoring a hospital in eastern Seoul over fears that hundreds of people there may have been exposed to the deadly MERS virus.

Website SmarterTravel has listed nine reasons explaining why Vietnam is becoming the best place to go in Southeast Asia, including food, language, hospitality, history and amazing sites.

Vietnamese athletes have so far managed a successful run at the ongoing Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championship in Thailand.

Close co-ordination between agencies is needed to safely manage PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in Vietnam, according to officials yesterday at a meeting in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) fell in the first six months of the year to its lowest level in more than four years, in the latest sign of an increasingly cautious outlook from foreign business.

Most of those killed in a massacre at a Tunisian beach resort claimed by the Islamic State group were British, the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said on Saturday.

Licenses and permits will be withdrawn from stalled or abandoned high-rise property projects across Hanoi because they inhibit development in the city.

Fire swept through a packaging company and surrounding factories in an industrial park in Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province, with hundreds of workers fleeing as local firefighters called on marine forces to help contain the blaze.

Nguyen Thi Huyen of Vietnam won gold at the Asian Grand Prix Athletics at Thammasat University Sports Complex near Bangkok, Thailand.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged information and technology (IT) firms to give priority to IT application in public services.