VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam needs to reduce its use of ODA, restricting it to urgent and major projects, and take steps to minimise use of such foreign loans as a whole, a senior official has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given approval to the management regulations the Ministry of Transport proposed late last year to be applied for the operations of ridesharing app Uber in Vietnam.

A TV series on the American war in South Vietnam began airing on Vietnam Television's VTV1 channel this week, as part of the station's screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day, April 30.

Cuba's trade minister said Monday that US President Barack Obama's moves to ease the five-decade embargo on the communist island are "incomplete and insufficient."

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed to promote the Vietnam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in all fields in an effort to bring two-way trade to US$10 billion by 2020.

The HCM City Electricity Corporation has promised to ensure an adequate power supply and fewer power cuts during the dry season.

The National Assembly's (NA) Standing Committee convened its 37th meeting yesterday.

Vietnam will focus on adapting to the impact of climate change and reducing losses caused by natural disasters from now till 2020.

India's government launched a new air quality index on Monday, under intense pressure to act after the World Health Organization declared New Delhi the world's most polluted capital.

High school teachers think the sample questions provided by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) for the finals are too difficult for students in general education.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth docked today at the central citys Tien Sa Port.

Vietnamese weightlifters will take part in the 2015 IWF Youth World Championships that will begin in Lima, Peru, on April 6.

Your personal adornments such as purses, handbags, and belts can become unique thanks to ornamental patterns carved on the surface of their leather.

After a bitter, month-long battle, Iraqi forces backed by Shiite militiamen have driven the Islamic State (IS) group from Tikrit. But the city’s liberation has come at a heavy price, FRANCE 24's Anne-Sophie Le Mauff and Delano D'Souza report.

Authorities in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province are trying to find radioactive material missing from a local steel plant after a personnel change.

The forthcoming visit to China by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong aims to build up momentum for the healthy development of Vietnam-China relations, particularly in the context of the two countries’ diplomatic ties entering their 65th year (January 18, 1950-2015).

Dozens of tonnes of watermelons are in risk of spoiling as trucks are stuck at the border checkpoints in Lang Son Province due to the low capacity of customs clearance in both Vietnam and China.

Promoting domestic tourism has been defined a key contributor to the sector’s growth this year, heard a conference held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 5.

There's been a continuous increase of illegal forest exploitation, transportation, logging and forest land encroachment in Dak Lak province, Vo Minh Son, an official of the People's Committee, said.