VIETNAM TODAY

Moody's Investors Service has recently revised its outlook for the Vietnamese banking system to stable from negative, reflecting the increased stability in the operating environment for the banks, as well as in Vietnam's macro-economic situation, and a reduction in

A fishing boat carrying seven crew has gone missing off the coast of central Vietnam.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce is proposing to the Cabinet the selling of stockpiled rice to nations in Africa and the Middle East.

Le Tri Tinh, who was in charge of a working shift during which a first-ever power outage occurred at Tan Son Nhat airport, was arrested on December 11 for further investigations on violation of traffic safety regulations.

“As we look toward the 20th anniversary of normalized relations, we have a unique opportunity to deepen our comprehensive partnership in ways that will make it last.”, said new US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius at a swearing-in ceremony

As many as 50 per cent of leaders at state departments and agencies in HCM City do not know how to use their work emails, said a local official.

Architecture and cultural managers discussed Long Bien Bridge's future at a recent seminar held in Hanoi.

A delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security, Sen. Lieut. Gen Le Quy Vuong attended the We Protect Children Online Summit in London on December 10-11, an event that rallied a global move in the war against online

The State Bank of Vietnam will begin imposing penalties of VND10-15 million on banks with ATM machines that run out of money or are taken out of service without a 24-hour warning.

The U.N. Ebola chief said Thursday it will take several more months before the outbreak in West Africa is under control, an assessment that makes clear the U.N.'s goal of isolating 100 percent of Ebola cases by Jan. 1

The Prime Minister has approved a scheme to better protect natural forests for the 2014-2020 period, with a view to improving their coverage quality and meeting domestic demand for timber.

Vietnam suffered a nightmare yesterday at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi as they were knocked out of the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup.

The maiden flight of a new Jetstar Pacific air route connecting HCM city to Bangkok by Airbus A320 with 180 economy seats lifted off from HCM City on December 10 at 13.05 and returned safely the same day.

Vietnam resolutely rejects China’s claim over Paracel, Spratly archipelagoes and contiguous waters, said an official.

Townships along the Mekong River should suspend the construction of dams, which negatively impacts both the environment and residents near the river's lower basin, said experts at a seminar on the construction of the Don Sahong hydropower plant.

Police in northern China are investigating the disappearance of more than 100 Vietnamese women who had been sold as wives to Chinese men via a broker who is also missing, the China Daily reported on Thursday.

A fire broke out in Hanoi's Nhat Tan Market and, fanned by strong winds, spread quickly, sending traders and shoppers fleeing and engulfing the market in thick smoke.

Authorities in HCM City have vowed to contain four-fifths of the city's flood zones by next year.

Police have raided a sports' shoe factory in Dong Nai Province producing counterfeit name-brand footwear under such labels as Nike, Adidas, and Puma.