VIETNAM TODAY

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to remove the eastern cougar from the endangered species list after determining the subspecies has likely been extinct for 70 years.

Microsoft, a member of the Business Software Alliance, took legal action against the South Korean-owned Trimmers Vietnam Co for using pirated software, demanding compensation of VND748m.

The country's waterway productivity is expected to increase by 72 per cent, thanks to the construction of ports and harbours and the dredging work in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China is continuing to demand the country unconditionally return a seized Vietnamese fishing vessel, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh at a regular press conference on June 25.

National Assembly (NA) deputies have proposed that those who give wrong weather forecasts which result in loss of life and major damage should be prosecuted.

Central Highlands provinces have undertaken various measures in a bid to preserve and uphold values of the cultural space of gongs – part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

Eight persons were killed, four injured and four went missing as typhoon Kujira, the first one this year, lashed the northern and central coastal provinces on June 23, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam held a working session on June 24 with representatives of foreign donors and organisations on ensuring food safety and hygiene in Vietnam.

At least 18 people have been killed after ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China’s western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported on Wednesday.

Vietnam singing sensation Tung Duong will be featured as one of the major attractions on July 10 at the 2015 Chaing Mai International Jazz Festival in Thailand, organizers have announced.

A high level forum for the nation’s information technology and communications professionals – Vietnam ICT Summit 2015 – got underway on June 25 in Hanoi with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam delivering the keynote address.

The VND336.7 trillion (US$16 billion) construction project of an international airport in the southern Dong Nai Province was approved by a majority of the National Assembly deputies this morning.

Vietnam wants to cooperate with international organisations and countries worldwide to preserve endangered wildlife animals, including pangolins which are on the brink of extinction due to illegal hunting and trading for meat and scales.

Warnings have been raised over Hanoi's river system, which has been severely polluted by untreated sewage, industrial waste and garbage, despite the efforts of authorities to improve the situation.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday said that preparations for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit 2017 would be one of the top priorities in Vietnam's foreign affairs.

Vietnamese education consumers have suddenly realized that university degrees can no longer be a guarantee for labor force quality and cannot ensure good jobs for degree holders.

Heavy rain from Typhoon Kujira lifted water levels in rivers in mountainous Son La Province yesterday, June 24. The storm killed at least three in the province, including a four-year old child.

US President Barack Obama urged Beijing to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions over cyber intrusions and maritime claims, as America and China wrapped up three days of candid talks.

Hundreds of artefacts dating back to the 10th century have been discovered in Vinh Long commune, Vinh Loc district in the central province of Thanh Hoa, about 1 km to the southeast of the Ho Dynasty Citadel.