VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Management Board has suspended the work of a contractor after a 10m steel girder was dropped on a crowded street on Sunday.

The Prime Minister has approved a master plan to strengthen transport connectivity in ASEAN until 2020.

Thousands marched in Havana pn Saturday to support gay rights and to join a symbolic marriage ceremony organised by President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela.

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province has reported three new species of eyeless spider in the park.

President Truong Tan Sang and Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to strengthening their bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership during talks in Moscow on Saturday.

The Government has approved a telecom development master plan that says preparations to introduce 4G technology will begin this year.

Central and southern provinces in Vietnam are working hard to cope with risks of forest fires and saltwater intrusion resulting from the ongoing dry season.

The Prime Minister has approved a master plan to strengthen transport connectivity in ASEAN through 2020.

Transport operators, especially taxi companies, want to lift their rates following the increase in fuel prices last week.

A construction company has destroyed at least 400 graves in central Danang City.

The European Film Festival 2015 (EFF2015) will commence in three major cities of Vietnam – Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City on 15 May, 16 May and 17 May 2015 respectively.

Renowned foreign correspondents Peter Arnett, George Lewis and Nick Ut, back in Vietnam, where they reported the American war 40 years ago, were upbeat about Vietnam-US relations.

Vietnam bagged two gold medals at the 2015 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in China, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on May 9.

Hanoi had few parks and playgrounds because many earmarked for this purpose were being used for parking, business or other projects.

Thousands of passengers were stranded in seaports and some domestic flights were cancelled as Typhoon Noul strengthened further before its expected landfall in the northeastern tip of the Philippines.

Despite strong public pressure, the Haoi's People's Committee has approved a plan to build an underground parking lot of nearly 17,000sq.m in Thong Nhat Park.

Vietnam agriculture, forestry and aquatic exports in the four months leading up to May dipped 5.1% on-year to US$8.5 billion, renewing pressure on the government to get the stalled sector moving.

Following several intensive campaigns, several big cities recently recorded higher helmet-wearing rates among children, reaching 68 percent in average from 38 percent in March, according to a surveys.

Vietnam will allow foreigners to extend their home ownership by another 50 years, after the first 50-year period ends, according to a draft decree.