VIETNAM TODAY

A jewelry company in HCM City allegedly used cheap gold to make wedding rings for a charity group hosting weddings for disadvantaged and blind couples.

The Prime Minister just signed a decision to bestow the title of "national treasure" to 12 objects of unique national heritage. Here's the rundown of the newly recognised treasure.

A passenger bus came under heavy fire in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, Ukrainian authorities said, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces.

The electric sector has set a goal of producing 141.8 billion kWh of commercial electricity in 2015, or up 10.4 percent against last year, in order to meet demand which is expected to rise rapidly this year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomed new UK Ambassador to Vietnam Giles Lever during a reception in Hanoi on January 13.

Pope Francis urged respect for human rights in Sri Lanka as he began a two-nation Asia tour on the island Tuesday, bearing a message of peace and reconciliation after a decades-long civil war.

An investigation of healthcare units in Thanh Hoa Province has found a number of medical workers have been using fake certificates to gain employment.

The exponential growth of the information technology industry in recent years is posing a significant risk to the environment, as the disposal of electronic equipment waste rapidly expands.

The Hanoi Air Traffic Control Centre (ATCC Hanoi) officially commenced operation on January 13.

Striking workers at a South Korean-invested firm in HCM City will be sued for losses caused to the company.

Indonesian divers on Tuesday retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from beneath the wreckage of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea as the airline's boss vowed to overcome the "toughest times" he has known.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop to review a regulation handed down five months ago that bans foreign-style symbols, sculptures and worship objects unsuitable for Vietnamese culture.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will continue to grow in the fast lane, an outperformer with upside potential, said Standard Chartered Bank.

Early blossoms, a late Tet and bad weather are creating a headache for orchardists growing ornamental trees to mark the festive holiday, with growers in HCM City fearing big losses.

The Research Centre for Applied Mathematics in Economics, Finance and Banking was launched in Hanoi on January 12 by the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

A highly acclaimed British website providing tourist information and guides, Rough Guides has listed Sapa- a mountainous district of Lao Cai province among top 9 new tourist attractions around the world.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the entire Party and people from all walks of life to build on the past achievements, thus creating new momentum to realise development goals set by the Party Central Committee (11th tenure).

Construction of Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep commune, Phan Thiet city, in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan will commence in January, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

A project to replace 500 old air conditioners with ones equipped with inverter technology at HCM City-based 115 People's Hospital began on Thursday as part of a green-hospital model in Vietnam.