VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 1 tonne of shrimp and fish fry were released into rivers and ponds in Mo Cay Bac district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on April 1 as part of activities to mark the Vietnam Fisheries Day

If you thought Asia's manufacturing giants are just China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, say hello to a new one: Vietnam.

Despite constant efforts by city authorities, traffic congestion in HCM City has become worse due to inappropriate planning, drivers' lack of safety awareness and overloaded roads.

Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam continued with his winning streak at the Indonesia F1 Futures tennis tournament, easy defeating host player Anthony Susanto 6-3, 6-1 yesterday in Tarakan City.

Vietnam Airlines ran its inaugural flight on the direct route to Heathrow Airport in London, the UK on March 31.

Those who love astronomy in Vietnam will have a chance to see a total Lunar eclipse on Saturday evening (April 4).

Parents of children who ride electric bikes or ride pillion without wearing a helmet will be fined between VND100,000-200,000 (US$4.60-9.30) from next month, Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee has said.

At least 54 sailors have died and 15 others are still missing after a trawler with 132 people on board sank in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia's Far East, Russian media said.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will maintain close coordination with the Vietnamese Government as the biggest official development assistance (ODA) partner of Japan, according to JICA Representative Chief Mori Mutsuya.

The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) Assembly adopted the Hanoi Declaration at the end of the five-day gathering that wrapped up in the capital on April 1.

Wearing gas masks and designer dresses, models paraded down a catwalk against a backdrop of polluted, rubbish-strewn paddy fields in central Indonesia, a colourful condemnation of the fashion industry's role in causing environmental devastation.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) members have pledged to take the necessary action to carry forward proposed new sustainable development goals (SDGs) due to be adopted later this year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said Vietnam must slash the total time needed to prepare and file yearly tax payments to the ASEAN average of 171 hours per year by the end of this year.

The International Exhibition Fair for Environment and Energy Technology (ENTECH HANOI 2015) will convene from May 20 to 22 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on March 31 launched a month-long campaign to commemorate the World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) with the support of the Software Alliance (BSA).

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan is urging universities to increase education quality to improve practical skills of graduates.

Vietnam are heading to Qatar for the AFC U23 Championship finals after crushing Macau 7-0 in their last Group I match at the Shah Alam Stadium in Sepang, Malaysia, on March 31.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said it would ask Tokyo to stop soft loans to Vietnam unless bribery was brought into check.

Vietnam’s per capital GDP reached USD1,908 a year in 2013, ranking it seventh in the 10-member ASEAN region, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).