VIETNAM TODAY

Home buyers will get access to low interest loans under a VND50trn plan proposed by the State Bank of Vietnam to boost the local property market, an official said.

As the flow of the Red River changed due to the impacts of climate change and socio-economic development, the Red River Delta region would face problems, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van Thang.

Seven tunas weighing 320 kilograms were selected in the central province of Binh Dinh on Saturday to be exported to Japan.

Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic rail hub after peace talks collapsed.

Ten painters and sculptors are displaying their artworks at an exhibition to feature the image of the Goat in celebration of the upcoming lunar New Year Festival 2015 - (Tet Ky Mui - the Year of the Goat).

Direct flights between Moscow and Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa resumed on February 1 after an interruption.

A visibly upset Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday vowed to "never forgive terrorists" after the Islamic State group released a video purportedly showing the beheading of hostage Kenji Goto.

The Ministry of Transport on January 31 held a ribbon cutting ceremony for what is an important international crossing for the country – the upgrade and expansion of the National Highway No. 1A.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in collaboration with the provincial People’s Committee has inaugurated the new passenger terminal of Vinh Airport in central Nghe An province.

More than 4,000 people joined a walk in support of traffic safety in Ho Chi Minh City on January 31.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is working towards overcoming the challenges left behind from 2014, which was one of the most difficult years for the aviation and tourism industry operating in Russia.

The Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has inked an agreement with the Vietnamese Government on providing an additional JPY36.392 billion of official development assistance (ODA) to support a project on building the Thai Binh Power Plant and Transmission Line II.

Public Security Minister General Tran Dai Quang on January 30 received new US Ambassador Theodore G.Osius and Security Advisor at the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Micheal Center.

A top Japanese diplomat says efforts to free a captive journalist from the militant Islamic State group have reached a "state of deadlock."

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to quickly restructure its operations this year, following a prime ministerial decision.

Warm tones and distinctive techniques mark the abstract oil paintings by French-Vietnamese artist Robert Mihagui that are displayed at an exhibition in HCM City.

Vietnam wants foreign investors to buy stakes in local financial institutions to support measures this year to restructure the local banking system, a senior banking official said.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province have pulled off the biggest ever raid on a food seasoning and additives factory using MSG and other seasonings of dubious origin.

A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State group in Iraq who once worked for Saddam Hussein, US military officers said Friday.