VIETNAM TODAY

The tail section of the ill-fated AirAsia airplane that crashed into Indonesia ’s Java Sea on December 28, 2014 was lifted up from seabed on January 10. However, the black box was likely to drop off from it.

Thousands of people gathered at Danang airport and at the general hospital as Nguyen Ba Thanh returned from medical treatment in the US.

Australia had 320 valid foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth over US$1.65 billion in Vietnam at the end of 2014, ranking 19th among 101 countries and territories investing in the country, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s

The business community pledged to provide VND218 billion (US$10.3 million) for the construction of small-scale bridges across the country at a conference held by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in Hanoi on January 9.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a project that will collect socio-economic information on the country's 53 ethnic minority groups.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho planned to move 2,514 households residing in erosion-prone areas to safer places before 2020, said Pham Van Quynh, director of the Municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Nearly 800 workers at Carimax Saigon Company in HCMC are in the seventh day of a strike over the company's failure to pass on a mandated pay rise.

Anne Marte Trio from Norway will perform for the first time in Vietnam.

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, who has been Asia's richest person for nearly two decades, announced Friday a reorganization of his sprawling ports-to-mobile phone conglomerate into two new listed companies.

Air Mekong has had its business license revoked by the Ministry of Transport because it failed to resume business after a trading hiatus in 2013.

As many as 20,000 Hanoi’s rock fans are prepared to enjoy amazing performances of famous foreign and domestic bands at RockStorm7 which will take place at My Dinh National Stadium in the capital city on January 10.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on January 9 launched a tourism promotion programme on social media Youtube channel following the link https://www.youtube.com/c/vietnamtourismmedia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 9 for former Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta, during which he affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy to deepen bilateral ties between the two countries.

Two brothers wanted for a bloody attack on the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were killed on Friday when anti-terrorist police stormed their hideout, while a second siege ended with the deaths of four hostages.

At least 330,000 people need jobs this year in HCM City, but there will only be about 265,000 job vacancies, according to the deputy director of the city's Centre for Human Resources Forecasting and Labour Market Information.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project supporting building institutional reforms towards green growth and sustainable development in Vietnam at a total budget of US$4.1 million.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia to cooperate with the Malaysian functional agencies to verify a case related to 130 Vietnamese women who were recently rescued from a nightclub in Kuala Lumpur.

The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan went on trial on drugs charges in Beijing on Friday (Jan 9), a court said, accused of providing a venue for others to use drugs.

Vietnam has recently been selected as one of the best 25 places to retire in 2015 in the world by internationalliving.com.