VIETNAM TODAY

Pilots from clubs across the country will compete in a paragliding race on Son Tra Peninsula this week as part of the city's International Fireworks Competition.

Unexpected hail and high winds destroyed crops and houses in Don Duong District, Lam Dong Province, on April 20.

Sophie English could be walking past her mother in the streets of Saigon at any moment and not even know it. She was born into war, but has very little information about her family and why they gave her up.

Major tour companies are scaling back operations in Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang City as the number of Russian tourists coming to Vietnam dwindles and small, unlicensed operators, undercut the market.

Everything has become as tangled as bamboo shavings as the Hanoi Education and Training Department has changed its decision on tests overnight.

Developing agriculture and ensuring food security should play a central role in the national development strategy of any country, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Vietnam is changing rules to allow foreign investors bigger stakes in local banks in its latest move to rebuild a financial sector battered by bad debt, according to the country's prime minister.

While other governments worldwide have set up national standards for indoor air, Vietnam, which faces serious air pollution, still does not have a set of standards.

In a bid to increase the efficiency of the bureaucracy, the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee has called for a reduction of the number of those on the State payroll all levels.

Smuggling and trade fraud has become increasingly complicated across the northern border, officials proclaimed during a working session on April 21.

Filmstars Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sophie Marceau, as well as cult director Guillermo del Toro, are among the members of this year's Cannes film festival jury, organisers announced.

The first Nha Trang tourism fair is set to be held on July 3 in the central coastal city of Nha Trang as part of activities pertaining to the Sea Festival 2015 slated for July 11-14.

Outstanding faces in Vietnam’s sports have gained some good achievements in the world.

Business performance at banks is expected to improve significantly during the second quarter, against the same period last year, a State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) survey said.

Gender roles and differences must be taken into account in designing policies and programmes on social welfare, said Shoko Ishikawa, UN Women Country Representative in Vietnam in Hanoi.

Old equipment and weak infrastructure are creating a serious pollution problem at many traditional craft villages, with untreated waste being dumped into the local environment.

An additional display house of the Ho Dynasty Citadel was opened in Vinh Loc district of central Thanh Hoa province on April 21.

Financial institutions have reported a rise in the demand for loans since the beginning of March, according to a survey conducted by the Monetary Forecast and Statistics Department under the State Bank of Vietnam.

The important of social protection to achieving full rights of women and girls is the main theme of an April 21 workshop held in Hanoi by Institute of Labour Sciences and Social Affairs, Minstry of Labour, Invalids and Social