VIETNAM TODAY

Infrastructure developers prefer seeking capital from domestic and foreign commercial loans than official development assistance (ODA), which is in the long run more expensive than people think.

Singer and artist Ho Ngoc Ha’s nephew, who drove her car to pick her up at Tan Son Nhat airport and crashed it into a group of people, will face prosecution for the accident that killed one and injured

Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers went past a self-imposed deadline and into overtime on Wednesday as negotiators edged toward a deal but failed to agree on crucial details such as the lifting of UN sanctions.

The expansion of plane parking areas at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City has been delayed so as not to disrupt passengers during the approaching end-of-April holiday period.

The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, died in Japan on Wednesday, a month after celebrating her 117th birthday.

The Police Agency in central Ha Tinh province began criminal proceedings against the case of a recent serious scaffold collapse due to a labour law violation, unveiled the agency’s Vice Director Bui Dinh Quang on March 31.

Vietnam has just left the poor-country group but national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) is planning to build the world’s highest TV tower, a reader said in a letter to Tuoi Tre(Youth) newspaper.

The death toll from traffic accidents in March surged, with 169 more fatalities recorded than during the same month last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

The two bauxite mining and processing projects in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong, which became operational in October 2013, would incur losses for four to five years.

Vietnam's growth, though not stellar, is continuing, as latest high-frequency indicators suggest domestic demand is rebounding, albeit at a gradual pace, according to HSBC's Asian Economics quarterly report.

An Asian elephant (elephas maximus) was found dead in a private forestry company's forest in Cu A Mung commune in the Central Highlands province's Ea H'leo district last week.

The Bank of Korea cut rates to a record low of 1.75 percent this month, and Koreans are looking for higher returns overseas.

Physician Phung Tuan Giang, head of Tho Xuan Duong traditional medicine pharmacy has been awarded a certificate from the Asia Book of Records for effectively using Vietnamese traditional medicine to treat many patients around the world.

The Russian Centre of Science and Culture held a news conference in Hanoi on March 30 to introduce phase III of the ‘Russian Universities’ educational project.

Global powers were racing Tuesday to reach the outlines of a deal to stop any Iranian bid to develop nuclear weapons.

Director Nguyen Hoang Diep's first feature film, entitled "Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung" (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere), has won three prizes at the 29th Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland.

Swedish parliamentarians took to the Hanoi streets on motorbikes to promote helmet use and traffic safety on the sidelines of the IPU-132 conference.

Samsung and LG agreed Tuesday to end all pending legal disputes that had seen the South Korean electronics rivals accuse each other of stealing technology and vandalising products.

Domestic agriculture is seeing opportunities to expand markets and acquire new technology as several Japanese investors show interest in hi-tech farming in Vietnam.