VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised Ton Duc Thang University's comprehensive autonomy model in which the university makes its own decisions over internal matters.

Hue will offer free entry to its monument for three days over the Tet holiday, giving locals and tourists access to the former royal city.

Senior leaders paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on February 14 in the lead up to lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

Fast-food giant McDonald’s has just opened its fourth Vietnamese outlet in Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City, on the occasion of one year of its presence in the country.

Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified.

The Japanese coach of Vietnam's national team, Toshiya Miura, announced, the U23 team that will compete in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Japan has pledged to continue its support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in achieving a higher level of sustainability, prosperity and integration for peace and stability in the region.

The ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Trade and Industry, Agriculture and Rural Development, among other organisations, discussed proposals for a law on water pollution control at a conference in Hanoi on Monday.

Lines have formed in front of the house of the late Nguyen Ba Thanh, a key figure in Vietnam's modern development, in Danang City, who died on February 13.

President Truong Tan Sang sent presents to officials, soldiers and the locals of Truong Sa (Spratly) island district in the central province of Khanh Hoa in honour of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet).

The World Gold Council (WGC) ranked Vietnam as the world's seventh largest gold consumer last year, with 69.1 tonnes worth US$2.817 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 29% in volume and 36% in value.

The Vietnam men’s national football team is starting the New Lunar Year out in the number one spot in Southeast Asia in the latest FIFA rankings for February.

Seasonal home helpers are earning more than double the usual daily rate as many regular household employees take time off during the Tet holiday, agencies say.

China needs to slash emission levels by as much as half before any obvious improvements are made to its environment, a senior government official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing the country after three decades of breakneck growth.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe conveyed his New Year wishes to all Vietnamese when talking over the phone with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung on February 13.

Nguyen Ba Thanh, chief of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs and a widely respected leader, died today at his family home in Danang, reports said.

European powers warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukraine troops and pro-Moscow rebels was not implemented.

Vietnam is exploring expanding markets for Vietnamese working overseas, with 100,000 headed for mainly Taiwan and Japan to gain employment in several sectors.

It was chaos at Tan Son Nhat Airport on February 12 evening after hundreds of intending passengers were left stranded in an as yet unexplained foul up in scheduling by Vietnam Airlines.