VIETNAM TODAY

From June 15, individuals and organisations will be required to sort waste at the source before it is collected.

Vietnam's national football team have jumped one place to 124th in the rankings for May, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries agreed to work towards a common trading floor in a bid to take control of supply sources and regulate the market at its ministerial-level meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 8.

Truong Hai Nam, an eighth grader from Le Huu Lap secondary school in central Thanh Hoa province, won the 44th Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People in Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) officially acquired Ocean Bank on May 8, gaining all its equity, including its charter capital of some 4 trillion VND (190.48 million USD).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday that the national poverty alleviation programme, 30A, needs to focus on motivating people to get out of poverty on their own.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 8 received US ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius in Hanoi.

Russia readied for a grandiose Red Square military parade Saturday to mark 70 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but Western leaders were going to stay away due to the Ukraine crisis.

Cultural experts and sociologists are worried about the lack of etiquette shown by local tourists at sites of national heritage and say Vietnamese need to be more respectful of their history.

Most domestic jewellery producers have ignored an increased export tax imposed on gold jewelry, as the new duty does not affect their businesses.

The Ministry of Public Security will continue intensifying inspections of the blood alcohol concentration of drivers with the intent to reduce the number of traffic accidents.

Villagers in Tho Vi, Thanh Hoa Province, are worried that 80 residents have died over the past 20 years from cancer, which authorities have failed to explain, but tests suggest the water supply has been poisoned by asbestos.

TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), a data-centric, fixed-line telecommunications provider based in Malaysia with a business reach across the Asia-Pacific region, has announced the acquisition of a 25% interest in a leading telecom based in Hanoi.

Severe weather conditions, especially heatwave and storms, are likely to affect the country till October, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.

Kom Pong Chrai Pagoda in the southern province of Tra Vinh attracts many visitors for its architecture and the wood sculptures made by its monks.

Four people aboard a small plane were killed after the plane crashed on a busy stretch of an Atlanta highway this morning, Captain Eric Jackson of the Dekalb County Fire Rescue Department said.

The attraction of Quang Ninh Province as a place to visit and live in was highlighted yesterday as a mass art show inaugurated the Ha Long Carnival.

Viet Nam's pepper export revenue could set a new record this year or at least equal to that of last year despite lower export volume, according to the Viet Nam Pepper Association.

Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Gennady Zyuganov, told President Truong Tan Sang in Moscow yesterday that his Party consistently backed the Russian President and government's initiatives to develop ties with Viet Nam.