VIETNAM TODAY

The fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will take place March 9-12 at Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

The 3rd Asian Nuclear Power Briefing 2015 has gotten underway in Hanoi with key stakeholders from the East Asia region’s government’s agencies and utilities in attendance.

Ninh Binh province has kicked off the National Tourism Year 2015 celebrating Vietnam’s eight World Heritage sites under the theme–Connecting the World Heritage–with an exhibition at the Bai Dinh Pagoda.

Consumer price index in January dropped by 0.17% in Hanoi and 0.48% in HCM City since December as a result of recent reductions in petrol, oil and gas prices.

Bears are starving to death, being kept in horrifying conditions, are ill treated and lack medical care on bile farms in Ha Long City, Animals Asia says.

Famous magazine dedicated to showcasing the world’s most creative artworks Boredpanda has listed Vienam’s Hang Nga Guest House among top 25 coolest hotels in the world.

Two varieties of imported US apples believed to be contaminated with a potentially lethal virus may be on sale in Vietnam.

Local authorities of the northern province of Ha Giang on January 22 returned the bodies of three victims who died in a recent accident at Thuan Hoa hydropower plant to Chinese authorities.

Vietnam vehemently denounces barbarous inhumane acts targeting innocent civilians and supports efforts by the international community to fight against terrorism in any form.

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resumed a trial of two former leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime on January 21.

A special book fair that offers good books at cheap prices will be held at Hanoi's Quan Ngua Gymnasium.

The United States and Cuba launch talks on Thursday on restoring diplomatic relations after a contentious session on immigration accentuated the difficulties in overcoming half a century of hostilities.

The US Department of State has announced that it is now accepting applications for its Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) for emerging student leaders from Vietnam.

A bronze bell that could date back as far as the 11th century has been found by a farmer on a field in the northern province of Hung Yen’s An Thi district.

Foreign ministers from the international coalition against the Islamic State group gather for talks in London on Thursday, with the threat posed by foreign fighters in focus following jihadist attacks in France.

The Prime Minister has approved adjustments to the Scheme on Population Stabilisation and Social-Economic Development for the Da River Evacuation Area in Hoa Binh Province in the 2009-15 period.

In a move aimed at saving billions of VND, the State Bank of Vietnam has halted production of small denomination banknotes ahead of the coming Tet holiday.

Addressing the Health Ministry’s online conference to discuss its 2015 tasks on January 21, the Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam urged thorough implementation of a plan to reduce overloading at hospitals in the year.

A new SOS children’s village, the 16th of its kind in Vietnam, opened in Thai Binh city in northern Thai Binh province on January 21.