VIETNAM TODAY

The PM has ratified a target program for information technology (IT) development till 2020, with a vision to 2025.

Vietnam's State Securities Committee has held a workshop to publish changes to Decree 58/2012/ND-CP, which aim to implement and amend the Securities Law in order to improve the efficiency of the national stock market.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product is likely to expand by 5.5-5.6 percent in the first quarter, much higher than growth seen in same period last year, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dao Quang Thu forecast.

A failure in the hydraulic brake system in the scaffold structure is behind the March 25 collapse at the Vung Ang economic zone in central Ha Tinh province.

Vietnam's aviation authority will intensify supervision of pilots and require at least two people to be in the cockpit after revelations about the final minutes of the Germanwings Airbus.

The Hanoi department of education and training has ordered schools to ensure that all students wear helmets from April 10, while riding two-wheelers such as motorbikes and electric bicycles.

LG Electronics on March 27 inaugurated its new facilities in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

The government chief inspectorate has asked Hanoi's chairman to give a clear explanation of a controversial tree felling project.

The Construction Minister is leading an investigation into the cause of the collapse of a 30-metre-high scaffold in Ha Tinh Province, saying it was a "wake-up call" for construction in Vietnam.

Nearly 250 delegates from 45 State-run national newspapers gathered at a conference in the central city of Da Nang on March 26 to promote the role of the press in raising awareness of the country’s sovereignty and territory.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has demanded the use of technological advances to modernise public administration through e-government systems, considering it essential for a better business climate.

Coach Toshiya Miura says Vietnam's national U23 team is primed to face Malaysia in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification match in Kuala Lumpur today.

Vietnam has recently become the main target of a series of large-scale cyber spying activities, such as LURID, Operation Shady RAT and the Byzantine Hades attacks.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Global Fund to continue assisting Vietnam in researching methadone detoxification methods as well as dealing with difficulties in rehabilitation and preventing the spread of HIV.

Vietnam tourism promotion remains weak, in part due to limited budgets and a lack of professionalism, said an expert in an interview with DTiNews.

The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight appears to have "deliberately" crashed the plane after locking his captain out of the cockpit, French officials said.

The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU 132) is an important milestone in the history of Vietnam's diplomacy since the country became an official member of the IPU more than 35 years ago, said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations called on the United Nations (UN) and international organisations to intensify efforts to protect children during armed conflict at a UN Security Council's open debate in New York on March 25.