VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam's navy has taken delivery of its third Russian-built Kilo-class submarine, the HQ-184 Haiphong.

Overcrowding, bed-sharing and overworked staff continue to raise concerns about the quality of care at major hospitals in Vietnam.

The Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association (RVFA) on January 28 hosted a seminar to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the two countries diplomatic ties.

Frustrated and incensed residents of Huong Phuoc and Tan Cang villages in Dong Nai Province have been blocking roads used by quarries to transport rocks since Monday.

There has been no report of Vietnamese casualties in the recent fighting in eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister’s spokesman Le Hai Binh said in response to reporters’ queries in Hanoi on January 28.

The Vietnam Tra Fish Association has voiced its objection to US anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnamese tra fish.

Many Vietnamese private companies are using technology 50 years out of date, senior officials said.

An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also held by the group would be killed unless an Iraqi female prisoner in Jordan was released by sunset

National Taekwondo player Le Huynh Chau recently announced a surprise retirement, which has left Viet Nam's fate during upcoming tournaments hanging in the balance.

Alleged negligence by emergency workers concerning the death of a pregnant women in a traffic accident is being investigated by Haiphong City authorities.

Technical problems were blamed for the crash of the UH-1 helicopter in HCM City on Wednesday.

The first cable car system in the Mekong Delta will be put into service on February 14, making it easier for visitors to visit the Bay Nui area in An Giang province, according to the project owner An Giang

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh offered Vietnam’s opinions on directions and measures to achieve the formation of the ASEAN Community by the end of this year, as well as the bloc’s post-2015 vision at the

Vietnam may face more power price rises this year and into the near future as state-owned Electricity of Vietnam Group continues to incur big losses.

A 26-year-old Czech girl, Alena Novotna, is in search of her Vietnamese dad, Nguyen Trong Vinh, who had worked in the Czech Republic under a labour export contract.

The mother of a Japanese hostage held by Islamic State group extremists appealed publicly Wednesday to Japan's leader to save her son after his captors purportedly issued what they said was a final death threat.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) said it will strictly check and supervise enterprises and organisations recruiting foreigners to better the management of the employees.

Members of a married couple found to be committing adultery will be fined up to VND3m under a proposal by the Ministry of Justice.

A UH-1 helicopter of the Vietnam Air Force crashed in HCM City this morning, all four crew members were killed.