VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese and Japanese scientists have discovered a volcanic cavern system in the Central Highlands that they say is as beautiful as the Manjanggul Lava cave, a UNESCO heritage site in Jeju island, the Republic of Korea.

Hanoi's nude swimmers are plunging into the Red River, despite the icy winter temperatures, because they believe it to be healthy and invigorating.

A rise in violence at Vietnam's schools has been blamed on a lack of moral education in schools, and the lack of counsellors to help troubled students, educators say.

Researchers and experts on biotechnology from across the country gathered in a December 24 conference themed “Stem Cell Day 2014” to foster understanding of stem cell research and potential applications to disease and injury treatment.

Hong Kong police say they have recovered some HK$ 3.6 million out of the HK$15 million that went missing after a money transport van with a faulty rear door spilled large bundles of cash over a busy road on

Hanoi has agreed to construct 16 apartment buildings in the Viet Hung Urban Area to resettle 26,200 residents of Hoan Kiem district's Old Quarter.

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation for security and peace along their shared boder, Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Bank has said.

Christians across predominantly Buddhist Vietnam are marking their most hallowed, with Church services beginning at midnight on December 24 and running through to December 25.

The Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region aims to see an economic growth rate of 9.4 percent and an export value of 13.6 billion USD in the region in 2015, up 8.98 percent and 12.3 billion USD, respectively, against 2014.

Hanoi authorities are considering "women-only" bus routes to counter sexual harassment on public transport.

Pope Francis ushered the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Wednesday, urging them to allow God to enter their lives to help combat darkness and corruption.

The World Bank (WB)’s Board of Executive Directors on December 24 approved US$450 million in loans and credits to Second Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Sanitation Project.

Reservoir maintenance, water resource management and natural calamity mitigation were discussed by Japanese and domestic experts at a workshop on irrigation system management on December 23 in Hanoi.

Private hospitals have failed to gain a footing in Vietnam due to high charges and a belief among the rich that they will get better care at facilities in foreign countries.

Vietnam and Cambodia issued a joint statement on the conclusion of President Truong Tan Sang’s official visit to Cambodia from December 23-24.

Six Chinese seamen have been rescued by the Vietnam Coast Guard Command after their ship foundered and drifted into Vietnamese waters.

The Binh Son Oil Refinery Co Ltd was granted an investment certificate to the upgrade and expansion project of the Dung Quat Oil Refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai on December 24.

A treaty laying down international rules for the US$85 billion global arms trade goes into force on Wednesday (Dec 24), with campaigners vowing to make sure it is strictly implemented.

Street-located arrangements of flowers brightened up Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, which is in the dull grey of winter, on December 23 in a festival to wrap up the National Tourism Year of Central