VIETNAM TODAY

Jurong port in Singapore will be home to the world’s first green berth consisting entirely of recycled concretes by 2016.

Vietnam is rapidly urbanising, both spatially and demographically; despite a large amount of urban expansion, its cities are becoming denser, said a report released by the World Bank (WB) on January 26.

Women are allegedly being targeted by traffickers in Nghe An Province, with local police saying at least 38 have been taken to China.

On the occasion of Australia Day (January 26), Vietnam News presents an article by Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman.

Rare Ha Tinh langurs were found on a mountain in central Quang Binh, according to the local Forest Ranger Department.

Forty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested a peace accord signed last March.

The city of Danang will be hosting a light festival, which is free to everyone, as a way of providing a cultural experience and an opportunity to connect with the culture and heritage of the region.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday broke ground on the construction of Bach Dang Bridge and its connecting road.

Electric cars are proving popular in HCM City even though the authorities have yet to allow them to be registered for use due to concerns about safety and suitability to traffic conditions.

Malaysia Airlines officials were struggling Monday to restore the embattled carrier's website after it was hacked by a group proclaiming support for Islamic State group.

Vietnamese tra fish fillets' exports to the United States might be hurt this year due to a high anti-dumping tax rate imposed by the latter, an official said.

Thousands of youth, students and volunteers donated their blood yesterday at the Red Sunday 2015 blood donation festival, which took place in 18 provinces and cities nationwide.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday India was not under pressure on climate change after the US and China signed an emissions deal, but added global warming itself was reason to take action.

Toyota Motor Vietnam and the Ministry of Education and Training have presented scholarships to 59 outstanding students from nine universities in the north.

Vietnam’s total imports and exports in the first half of January increased by 6.2% to US$12.11 billion compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Over the past two decades, the Vietnam Children’s Fund (VCF) has raised more than VND4,000 billion to support more than 28 million disadvantaged children across the country.

Even though Vietnamese pilots are spending billions of VND on training, up to 20 percent of them fail to complete the process.

Japan's prime minister said Sunday he was "speechless" after an online video purported to show one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed and promised to save the other.

Work has started on construction of a new main passenger terminal building and apron at the Cat Bi international airport in Hai Phong city.