VIETNAM TODAY

The China Business Association in HCM City wants to set up an agriculture trading centre to bypass third-parties so Vietnam's farmers and China's consumers can get a better deal.

Negotiations are expected to resume this weekend between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors seeking a deal on bailout funding for Athens, ahead of a crucial summit of eurozone leaders to avert a Greek default and likely euro exit.

The tourism and hospitality industries should shift their focus to the exceptional food and wine experiences from around the country to whet the global appetite for Vietnam as a top travel destination and entice more inbound visits.

Hundreds of people flocked to beaches in Khanh Hoa Province on June 20 for the Doan Ngo Festival in the belief bathing will bring them luck.

A high level military delegation led by Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh on a working visit to France received a cordial reception in Paris from their counterparts.

The e-payment of import-export duties has increased ten percent to 63 percent after a circular aiming to streamline tariff payment processes was enforced, an official said.

The tuition exemption policy at pedagogical school students can no longer help attract good students to education schools. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) suggested new solutions but they were refused by the National Assembly.

Owners of blooming lotus lakes in Hanoi are earning good money as they open for visitors and set up sideline services including photography settings and food to enhance the experience.

Residents of a commune in central Ha Tinh Province are pitching in to help an elderly woman who has been tormented by her mentally ill daughter.

The construction ministry has proposed to the government to consider the pilot use of official development assistance (ODA) in social housing projects.

Zimbabwe's virtually worthless currency is attracting buyers among Vietnamese collectors as novelty additions their collections.

Transport Minister Dinh La Thang met with airport authorities this week to discuss a multitude of thefts from baggage at Viet Nam's airports.

Malaysia reclaimed the hijacked MT Orkim Harmony on June 19 with all crew members unharmed after the pirates fled.

Islamic jihadists fuelled a huge spike in terror attacks last year with the global death toll soaring 81 percent in more than 1,100 assaults a month, the United States said Friday.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the Ministry of Education and Training signed a cooperation agreement on June 18 to expand the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme across the country.

A Health Ministry delegation led by Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien inspected the prevention efforts for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Tan Son Nhat International Airport .

A workshop assessing the impacts of free trade agreements (FTAs) on State budget revenues was organised in Hanoi on June 19 by the National Institute for Finance (NIF) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Vietnam will start importing its first fruit and vegetables from Australia on July 1, in a partial easing of an economic ban maintained due to the earlier detection of the fruit fly.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and the education and training ministry signed an agreement on June 18 to expand the Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme.