VIETNAM TODAY

The death of a young elephant in the Central Highlands on March 24 became the latest blow to the shrinking elephant population in Vietnam, which has been pushed to the verge of extinction recently.

In the wake of 9/11, the FBI recruited thousands of informants to spy on the country’s Muslim communities. In a thrilling exposé, two filmmakers follow a felon-turned-informant as he tries to snare an alleged terror suspect, with devastating results.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 26 to attend the 26 th ASEAN Summit held in both Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi cities.

Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalis braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors of the massive earthquake that ripped across this Himalayan nation a day earlier, killing more than 2,500 people.

Rescuers in Nepal were searching Sunday for survivors of a 7.9-magnitude quake that killed more than 2,300 people, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche from an Everest base camp.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom sought to boost Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations during their working session in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam has asked for a swift coordination between its representative agencies in India and Bangladesh and authorities of the two countries and Nepal to find out if any Vietnamese nationals have fallen victim to the devastating earthquake in Nepal.

Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN has asserted the country’s willingness to work closely with other states parties and signatories to strengthen nuclear weapons free zones as well as to foster cooperation among such regions.

Up to VND4 trillion (USD186.4 million) is spent on educational programmes in Ho Chi Minh City every year, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Hua Ngoc Thuan.

Vietnam’s tourism and hospitality sector will create 250,000 job opportunities over the next five years and an all-out effort is being made to prepare young people to staff them, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) recently revealed.

Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal Sunday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,200 and triggering fresh avalanches at Everest base camp, as rescuers dug through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu.

The nation's first quarter GDP grew at the highest level since 2011 to reach 6.03 percent, the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported yesterday.

Vietnam saw auto industry revenues surge in 2014 amid the rapid expansion of a young, style-conscious middle class following 15 consecutive years of economic growth of over 5%.

Thanh An is the only island commune in Ho Chi Minh City, where boats are the only means of transport to the mainland, but local residents say they feel secure about health care service at the island’s medical station.

The third meeting of the Vietnam-Malaysia trade joint committee took place in Kuala Lumpur on April 25, targeting measures to further intensify economic and trade cooperation.

Nepal's Home Ministry says the death toll from the devastating earthquake has reached 1805.

The central city has created a pilot programme to build stronger houses in disaster-affected areas in co-operation with domestic and foreign insurance companies.

Vietnam Television has made what it has called a significant investment in licensing, producing and promoting a new sport game show in Vietnam entitled – Unlimited-Sasuke Vietnam – based upon the successful US version called American Ninja Warrior.

A powerful earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, killing over 800 people across a swath of four countries as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, leveled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest.