VIETNAM TODAY

The development of Vietnam 40 years since the end of the war in the country was the focus of a recent Berlin workshop co-hosted by the Rosa – Luxembourg Foundation in Brandendburg and German international policy research magazine WeltTrends.

Vietnam is committed to observing all obligations stipulated by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of Vietnam’s permanent representative delegation at the United Nations has said.

Roger Federer blasted organisers of the French Open on Sunday after a teenage fan breached tight security, racing on court to snap a ‘selfie’ with the Swiss legend.

The Van Kieu of Quang Tri province are the only ethnic group in Vietnam who have adopted President Ho Chi Minh’s family name “Ho”.

The consumer price index (CPI) for May showed an increase of 0.16 percent over April and a year-on-year surge of 0.95 percent, the General Statistics Offices (GSO) said on May 24.

The ancient city of Hoi An has launched a variety of tourism promotions between May and August, officials at the city's Culture and Sport Centre said.

Japan pledged Saturday 55 billion yen ($450 million) in aid to Pacific island nations that are battling rising sea levels and natural calamities as a result of global warming.

Vietnamese trading companies are being eyed by many Japanese investors who are planning to join the domestic market.

Laguna will also deliver a lecture at the Vietnam National Academy of Music on the following day.

The Vietnam central province of Quang Tri is now one step closer to breaking ground on a US$2.4 billion power thermal energy plant with a capacity of 1.200 MW.

Iran has entered the fight to retake a major Iraqi oil refinery from Islamic State militants, contributing small numbers of troops -some are operating artillery and other heavy weapons - in support of advancing Iraqi ground forces, U.S. defense

A critical shortage of workers in the textile and clothing industry is hampering HCM City’s ability to transform itself into the fashion centre of the southern region, leading industry analysts report.

Reporting to the 13th National Assembly, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung stressed the need to revise the Accounting Law to build a complete legal framework that would hold relevant bodies responsible for abiding by international regulations and standards of accounting.

For the first four months of this year, 3,249 small enterprises have closed their business, and 19,000 others temporarily stopped operations, a survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has found.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the role of the Vietnamese National Assembly, especially in the successful organisation of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, while attending the ongoing ninth session of the 13th NA in Hanoi on May 23.

A group of migrants recently rescued by Myanmar will be deported to Bangladesh, officials confirmed Saturday, as the United Nations chief called on regional nations to prioritise saving the lives of those still stranded at sea.

Around 150 kinds of regionally distinguished fruits will be sold on 50 boats at the "Fruit Floating Market" at the 2015 Southern Fruit Festival to be held early next month in HCM City, a press briefing was told.

The US and Australia will import Vietnamese lychees, but local businesses must bear the high cost of meeting these countries' irradiation requirements, officials said at a meeting earlier this month.

Nearly a hundred representatives from 15 Asian universities gathered at a forum held on May 22 in the northern province of Quang Ninh to discuss the significance of green growth towards sustainable and harmonious development.