VIETNAM TODAY

Dutch investigators have found more human remains at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing shot down over war-torn Ukraine.

An international fashion week will be held in Ho Chi Minh City next month with acclaimed Vietnamese designers showing off their collections along with their Asian and international counterparts.

The 26th APEC Foreign and Economic Ministerial Meeting concluded on November 8 in Beijing , adopting a joint statement and eight documents aiming to enhance regional cooperation in various fields.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that there was no link between talks on Iran's nuclear program and other issues in the Middle East.

There is no stripper pole or ceiling mirror in the bedroom that’s just been named the sexiest hotel bedroom in the world.

The Ok-Om-Bok festival officially received the title of ‘National Intangible Cultural Heritage’ at a ceremony held at Ba Om Pond historic national site on November 6.

A project to grow water plants on To Lich River, one of the most polluted rivers in Hanoi, has been started with the hope it could save the ailing ecosystem.

About 250 orphans and underprivileged children will meet and play football with trainers from the Real Madrid Foundation this weekend.

Domestic petrol prices were cut yesterday for the ninth time this year, in the wake of falling global fuel prices.

Vietnam will continue to work with APEC member economies in order to step up regional cooperation and consolidate the position of the APEC forum, an official has confirmed.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping are to hold their first summit next week, reports said Friday, after presiding over two years of animosity between Asia's two biggest economies.

The Steering Committee and Organising Board of the 2014 Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum (MDEC) held a meeting in Soc Trang province on November 7 to review and issue the forum’s joint statement.

A drill on response measures, quarantine and treatment for suspected Ebola patients was jointly organised by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Hospital for Tropical Disease in Hanoi on November 7.

The European Music Festival is returning Vietnam for its second edition on November 22-December 5.

The director of Noi Bai International Airport has apologised for substandard services and pledged to improve the situation in the near future.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry for the adjustment of import tariffs on a number of products following WTO commitments in 2015.

A meeting on the Post-2015 Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change in Vietnam, co-chaired by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Japan International Cooperation Agency has just been held in Hanoi.

A Vietnamese photographer famous for his nude photos won the E.VAPA Gold award from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), the first time such works has been given the association's highest honour.

Vietnam hopes to increase awareness of child labour and improve the legal framework to protect children at risk under a five-year programme costing VND516 billion (US$25 million).