VIETNAM TODAY

Foreign residents can buy residential and commercial property in Vietnam under the Law on Real Estate Business, an official has said.

The Da Nang Heritage Centre displayed around 80 paintings by 30 artists in the central and Central Highlands regions for its exhibition on 3D printing.

Hanoi authorities have installed aquatic rafts on To Lich River to help revive one of the most polluted rivers in the country.

Promoting gender equality in the political field will create more opportunities for women to raise their voice in various spheres.

Climate negotiators salvaged a compromise deal in Lima early Sunday that sets the stage for a global pact in Paris next year, but rejected a rigorous review of the greenhouse gas emissions limits they plan.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan extended season’s greetings to Protestant priests and followers during his visit to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) (ECVS) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13

Vingroup officially began construction of the tallest building in Vietnam up to now, The Landmark 81 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13.

Four more foreign airlines began to launch their flights to Tan Son Nhat international airport between mid-October and mid-November, according to the Saigon Ground Services Company Limited (SAGS).

As Tet nears, peach and kumquat trees growers in Hanoi look forward to bountiful crops and good business after a year of favourable growing weather.

The original capacity of the Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant will be increased by 660MW from the current 1,244MW thanks to an expansion project which began Saturday in the Southern province of Tra Vinh.

On December 13, the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organized the 4th ASEAN Chief Justices’ Roundtable on the role of the judiciary in environment protection.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and Japan-Vietnam/Vietnam-Japan Special Ambassador Sugi Ryotaro have been presented the title of Honorary Citizenship of Hanoi for their contributions to the Vietnamese capital city’s development.

A landslide triggered by torrential downpours has killed at least 12 people and left nearly 100 others missing on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Saturday.

Half of Hanoi's Nhat Tan Market has been lost to a fire that swept through stalls on December 11, causing damage topping VND10 billion.

Environment police in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District have cracked a wildlife slaughter ring that was supplying restaurants with illicit meat.

Vietnam is now ready for the ASEAN Economic Community, due to be formed at the end of 2015, experts said at a seminar held by the Central Institute of Economics Management in Hanoi.

Foreigners with working permits or professional licenses granted by Vietnamese authorised agencies will be required to join Vietnam’s social insurance, according to the new Law on Social Insurance announced by the Presidential Office on December 11.

The Presidential Office announced eight laws, which were adopted at the 13th National Assembly’s eighth session last month, at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.

Some 121 contestants from Albania to Zimbabwe are taking part in the pageant, but there will be no representative from Honduras following the fatal shooting of finalist Maria Jose Alvarado.