VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 40 university students from HCM City, Hanoi, Can Tho and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province attended the Wildlife Summer Camp 2015 which ended yesterday (June 22) at Wildlife At Risk's (WAR) Hon Me Wildlife Rescue Station.

Health officials in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Lam Dong have quarantined a female Russian tourist, suspected of carrying MERS, for further observation, an official said on Tuesday.

A UN peacekeeping contingent serving in the Central African Republic is suspected of sexually abusing street children in Bangui, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.

Paris on Tuesday officially announced its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and bring the global sports event back to the French capital for the first time in a century.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will deploy a new service to facilitate customers with online check-in, allowing its passengers to obtain boarding passes on-line.

A program to increase people’s involvement in anti-corruption was launched in Hanoi on June 23 by the Government Inspectorate.

A conference was held on June 23 in Hanoi to review the Vietnam Development Partnership Forum (VDPF) 2015.

The Prime Minister has issued a decision, revising the credit plans of the Social Policy Bank this year.

Vietnam has called for drastic measures to be implemented worldwide to eliminate extreme poverty and ensure human rights for every individual.

AS Roma have agreed to compete with the national football team in late July, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced.

HCM City will invest VND97 trillion for construction of the city's Metro Line No 4, which will run from Ben Cat Bridge in Go Vap District to Nguyen Van Linh Street in District 7.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam should step up cross border transport and trade as well as communication of the advantages they have as a bloc.

Vietnamese and international units and individuals, especially youth, from all walks of life can send community development ideas to a contest from now through the end of August this year.

A Buddhist monk recently offered 400 million VND (about 18,600 USD) for a painting recalling the bloody naval battle in Vietnam’s Gac Ma Island, the highest bid for the picture so far.

Companies are caught in a maze of thousands of rules and irrational fees which are hindering their development and competitiveness.

US chemical companies sued by an Agent Orange victim living in France are trying to delay the lawsuit’s progress by questioning the accuracy of documents submitted by the plaintiff.

Vietnamese International Film Festivals featuring iconic directors Dustin Nguyen and Bebe Pham along with a star studded guest list of Vietnam’s finest screen actors and producers will open across the US this July.

Climate change may wipe out the last 50 years' gains in global health by ramping up heatwaves, flood, drought, hunger and disease, an expert panel said Tuesday.

Actors from the Vietnam National Drama Theatre will enact a new play entitled The Mouse Daughter's Marriage at Malaysia's George Town Festival in August.