VIETNAM TODAY

Flights from and to Pleiku Airport will be halted from March 15 till October 25, owing to repairs being conducted at the facility, airport director Nguyen Trong Hai said.

French artist Rehahn, who ranks 4th among the top travel photographers in the world, will launch his first exhibition “Precious Heritage” featuring Vietnam’s landscapes and people in HCMC.

State President Truong Tan Sang hosted separate receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Peru, Russia, Algeria, and Brazil to Vietnam in Hanoi.

Vietnam electricity prices will rise 7.5 percent from March 16 to cover mounting losses at the state-owned power provider.

Vietnam opposes China’s illegal construction and expansion of structures on Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago and has requested China immediately desist these wrongful actions.

Around 6,900 businesses were established in February across the nation with a total registered capital of over 45.8 trillion VND (2.2 billion USD), up 0.47 percent and 44.6 percent from January, respectively.

The Vietnam Football Federation has invited Japanese trainer Takashi Norimatsu to serve as head coach of the Vietnam women’s national football team following a selection period with support from the Japan Football Association.

Vietnam needs to improve the quality and relevance of upper secondary school and technical and vocational education and training to fill the rapid growth in medium-skill employment under the ASEAN Economic Community.

Hundreds of parents queued for hours at the Institute for Control of Vaccines on March 5 morning so their children could get a vaccine that will protect them from a range of contagious diseases.

With stunning landscapes of mountain, caves, lakes and the impressive Ban Gioc water falls, northern Cao Bang province ranks fifth among top five ideal destinations for trekking tourists, according to SkyScanner website.

The central province of Nghe An yesterday granted investment licences to eight projects and signed deals worth over US$967 million at a meeting in Vinh City.

Vietnam's writers remain largely unknown in the world of literature and more must be done to get them to a wider audience that knows little of the country's rich literary tradition.

Tens of thousands of people gathered around Phuc Khanh Pagoda in Hanoi on March 4 evening in the annual prayer for peace.

US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Mark Lippert leaves after he was slashed in the face in central Seoul.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam suggested establishing a joint working group on education during a reception for Danish Minister of Education Christine Antorini in Hanoi.

New uniforms for Vietnam Airlines flight and cabin crew have been met with criticism, but also credit for the change, from the public.

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised all possible help to Vietnam including introducing high-profile investors as strategic partners in the equitisation of Vietnamese State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade and the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam were listed on “The Banking 500 - The world's most valuable banking brands of 2015” conducted by Brand Finance.

The five-star UK cruise liner Sapphire Princess docked on March 4 at the Nha Trang port in Khanh Hoa Province carrying over 2,600 foreign tourists and nearly 1,080 crew members.