VIETNAM TODAY

The door to the 28-member European Union will open wider once the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement comes to life, as long as Vietnamese seafood exporters ensure food hygiene and safety, the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to permit Saigon Industry Corporation to build a chip making factory worth VND6.6 trillion (US$309 million).

The Hanoi National University (HNU) has said it has successfully organized the key test to select best students. Educators have suggested applying the new exam model for national high school finals.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has allocated additional healthcare staff and equipment to a number of high-risk areas in a bid to prevent the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh valued the United Nations’ support for Vietnam’s preparation and participation in UN peace-keeping activities during his meeting with UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous in Hanoi on June 9.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on June 9 recognised Lang Biang plateau in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong as a world biosphere reserve.

Three new high-tech zones will be developed from local budgets and private capital by 2030, according to a master plan approved by the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Vietnam is one of the countries with a high proportion of people with disabilities. Thereby protecting and promoting the rights of disabled people is always priotized and reflected in State legal policies.

Selected documentaries from Vietnam and Europe will be screened at an annual documentary film festival in Hanoi.

Smoke from burning stacks of straw and waste in fields on the outskirts of Hanoi occurs annually, causing risks to people's health and traffic safety after every rice harvest.

National Assembly deputies yesterday voiced their opinions about the government's supplementary reports on several socio-economic development plans' implementation in 2014 and early 2015.

The country's investment climate has witnessed significant improvements following three challenging years of macroeconomic instability, according to Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) Bui Quang Vinh.

South Korea’s health ministry on Tuesday revealed that a seventh patient infected with the MERS virus had died as Hong Kong issued an alert restricting travel to the East Asian country.

Vietnam pledged to implement signed trade agreements and conclude 14 free trade pacts with 55 foreign partners, towards creating a basic foundation for the Southeast Asian country to integrate deeper into the international community and widen future cooperation opportunities.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien continued her impressive performance at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 28) in Singapore on June 9 with a new record in the women’s 200m butterfly.

Group of Seven leaders on Monday strongly opposed "large scale land reclamation" in the South China Sea and called for full implementation of a cease-fire in Ukraine.

This year's Vietnam Midterm Business Forum (VBF) was held on June 9 at the Crystal Grand Ballroom at the Lotte Hotel in Hanoi with hundreds of representatives from the public and private sectors in attendance.

A top Chinese military officer began a six-day visit to the United States on Monday amid rising tensions over Beijing's assertive stance in the South China Sea.

Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan is on a working visit to France from June 4-9 with a hope of enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field.