VIETNAM TODAY

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) convened in Kuala Lumpur on February 12 in preparation for the ADSOM-Plus, ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), and ADMM-Plus to be hosted by Malaysia, Chair of ASEAN, this year.

Supermarkets in HCM City report a sharp increase in sales in recent days and expect a further rise a few days ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 19 this year.

The People’s Court of southern Dong Nai province on February 12 announced the verdicts for three defendants facing charges of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organisations and/or

The son of actor Jackie Chan has been released from a Beijing jail after completing a six-month sentence for allowing people to use marijuana in his apartment, amid a crackdown on illegal narcotics in the Chinese capital.

Russia's International Academy of System Studies (IASS) presented two awards to academician Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Businesses in Hanoi and HCM City are getting into the spirit of Valentine's Day on February 14, offering packages and gift ideas aimed at lovers wanting to do something memorable for their special someone.

Gifts at Tet and other special occasions are being used to mask bribes, and authorities need to take earnest steps to curb corruption, experts say.

The health ministry has asked hospitals and medicalunits nation-wide to strengthen disease prevention, especially against measles.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for stronger efforts to ensure civil aviation safety in 2015.

Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of this year under a peace

Police across Vietnam are mobilising plans to curb traffic accidents and drunk driving before and during the Tet holidays.

The Permanent Representative Delegations to the UN of Vietnam, Sweden and some other countries along with the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network have hosted a seminar on the post-2015 development agenda and a new climate change agreement in New York.

A national campaign will take place in northern Bac Giang province on March 19 and 20 in honour of World Water Day on March 22, according to the Directorate of Water Resources.

Many transport enterprises have reduced their transport fees as legally required, but not enough, a senior official of the Ministry of Finance said on February 11.

Debt collectors and collection companies are doing brisk businesses ahead of the Tet holiday, as creditors try to square their books before the New Year.

Six inmates led by a mob boss committed suicide at a prison in Taiwan early Thursday after a failed breakout attempt in which they seized weapons and held a warden and guards hostage, officials said. All the hostages were released.

Thrillist edition, a leading men's digital lifestyle brand, has listed Ho Coc Beach in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau among top 12 Most Unbelievably Cheap Paradises on earth.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has thanked the World Bank for assistance in reforming the financial and banking sector in Vietnam, and pledged to ensure the nation adheres to international practices and standards.

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.