VIETNAM TODAY

Hoang Sa island district People’s Committee and Japan’s Wrights Architects have recently signed a contract on consultancy and design of Hoang Sa (Paracel) exhibition house.

Vietnam's Flappy Bird mobile game has been ranked 39th in a report on the world's 50 most popular brands of 2014.

The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved an additional 100 million USD loan for an ongoing project to help improve living standards for the poor in six northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam.

Domestic gold demand surged sharply on February 28 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere as Vietnamese prefer buying the metal to mark the God of Wealth Day – the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

Britain is looking at new laws to crackdown on human trafficking from Vietnam, which has seen highlighted by reports of young Vietnamese forced to work on cannabis farms in the UK.

Fishermen in the central region are happy, bringing in their best catches in years and getting high prices, raising hopes of a bumper Year of the Goat ahead as profit grows.

In a major change in Vietnamese education, the national high school graduation and the university admission exams have been fused into one.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province has begun legal proceedings against a violation of regulations on protecting animals in the list of rare species in accordance with Article 190 of the Penal Code.

Australian painter George Burchett loves Vietnam. After many years working and living in Vietnam, Burchett even calls himself Vietnamese.

Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides- has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.

Ho Chi Minh City garnered US$506.3 million from foreign direct investment (FDI) in February, up 170.5% against the same period last year.

Vietnam and the UK focused on issues surrounding international economic integration, national defence-security and recent global developments during their fourth strategic dialogue in Hanoi.

Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Phan Minh Nguyet has been arrested and prosecuted on the charge of abusing position and power while performing duties, the police said on February 27.

A photo of Vietnamese war veterans taken by Spanish photographer Sergio Diaz had its name on the shortlist of the Sony World Photography Awards 2015.

Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman on February 27 announced an aid package worth AUD230.000 for 13 community development projects in northern Vietnam.

Indonesia’s government looks to end the practice of domestic helpers employed overseas in an attempt to preserve the country's pride and dignity, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a recent meeting of the National Congress.

Easing the burden on overcrowded hospitals is a priority for the government, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has said, promising to increase bed numbers at major health centres.

French President Francois Hollande and his Philippine counterpart Benigno Aquino III have agreed to foster cooperation in anti-terrorism while calling for the involvement of the international community.

As many as 40 enterprises and designers will gather at the second annual Ao Dai Festival, scheduled to be held in Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on March 7-8.