VIETNAM TODAY

The Museum of Fine Arts is displaying art pieces made from everyday objects across the nation at an exhibition in Hanoi.

On November 24, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his delegation left Hanoi for Vientiane, Laos to attend the eighth Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam(CLV) Development Triangle Summit from November 24-25 at the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong.

The nation's commercial hub will keep its economic growth target for 2015 high at 9.5-10 per cent and initiate several business-friendly measures to achieve it, HCM City People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan said.

Climate change could set back efforts to bring people out of poverty, the World Bank has said.

Russia’s Pravda newspaper remarked Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Russia as a historical milestone in bilateral relations in an article featuring the event.

A total of 130 films from 32 countries and territories will be screened at the third Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

Vietnam took a flag to feature its host of the fifth ASIAN Beach Games (ABG 5) at the closing ceremony of the ABG 4 in Saphan Hin Park, Phuket, Thailand on November 23.

Iran and six world powers looked set to miss Monday's deadline for resolving a 12-year stand-off over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and are already looking at a possible extension of the negotiations.

As many as 50% of Japanese companies say they face difficulties related to investment procedures when doing business in Vietnam.

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Prayut Chan-ocha will make an official visit to Vietnam from November 27-28.

India will offer online visa facilities to 45 countries, including the US, Australia, Germany, Israel, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Thailand, Singapore and Russia, according to The Times of India.

Airbus A350 XWB, the latest edition of the wide-bodied civil model made by giant French aircraft maker Airbus, performed a demo flight in Hanoi on November 22, as part of its 11-day tour around Asia.

Hosts Vietnam were held to a 2-2 draw against Indonesia on Saturday in their opening Group A match at the 2014 Southeast Asian Football Championship, or AFF Suzuki Cup, in Hanoi.

The 2014 Asia & Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) General Conference will be held in Hanoi from November 26 to 28 as an appropriate celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3).

Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are working on the establishment of a regional rubber market in a bid to create a playing ground for producers, consumers and market players.

Vietnam secured the fourth place in the medal tally of the 4th Asian Beach Games (ABG 4- 2014) in Phuket, Thailand, with 8 gold, 11 silver and 20 bronze medals.

A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated, mountainous area of western China, killing at least two people, injuring 54 others and collapsing homes, officials said Sunday.

HCMC-based Saigon Sound System will host the first Saigon International Music featuring music talent from Australia, the U.S., U.K and Vietnam from November 26 until December 4 at Cargo Bar in District 4.

A sudden power failure at the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority control tower in HCM City caused a near-miss between a military and a civilian plane.