VIETNAM TODAY

Iran's parliament has started to draft a law that would allow the country's nuclear scientists to intensify their uranium enrichment, a step that could complicate ongoing talks with world powers.

The Foreign Ministry and 30 foreign embassies in Hanoi hosted a food festival on January 24 in a bid to promote cultural exchange among nations and raise funds for orphans and the disabled.

Beijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The submarine cable Asia–America Gateway (AAG) that provides international Internet connectivity for Vietnam was fixed successfully on January 23, 17 days after the cable was damaged.

A grand ceremony was held at Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on January 23 to pray for world peace and the country’s prosperity.

Vietnamese authorities are trying to find ways to cope with tumbling world oil prices, but are optimistic about long-term benefits for the economy.

A Government working team led by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai inspected the erosion at the sea dyke along the eastern coastline and the Ca Mau Cape in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

Saudi Arabia's new King Salman pledged continuity in energy and foreign policies on Friday and moved quickly to appoint younger men as his heirs, settling the succession for years to come by naming a deputy crown prince from his

A British backpacker has been discovered dead on the popular Thai tourist island of Koh Tao, police said Friday, four months after a British couple were found murdered there.

A Danish tourist was robbed in an alley in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment introduced the first Biennial Update Reports (BUR1) of Vietnam to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at a workshop in Hanoi on January 23.

It has become mandatory since January 20 for e-commerce or social network sellers to register their transactions in order to facilitate tax collection.

Thailand's junta-stacked parliament voted on Friday to impeach former premier Yingluck Shinawatra, hours after prosecutors announced plans to indict her for corruption in a double blow that risks reigniting the country's bitter divisions.

Two loan agreements to improve schooling and infrastructure in Vietnam's poorest regions were signed January 23 between the ADB and the Vietnam Government.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on the fringes of the 45 th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22 (local time).

Foreign couples adopted 498 Vietnamese children in 2014, the Ministry of Justice said.

Director of Vietnam Railway Authority Nguyen Huu Thang was found dead in his office yesterday in Hanoi.

Passengers are complaining of luggage theft by staff at Vietnam airports, raising concerns about airport safety and the reputation of Vietnamese employees.

The deadline to pay a ransom for two Japanese hostages of the Islamic State group or risk their deaths loomed Friday, with no signs of progress on securing their release.