VIETNAM TODAY

A Vietnamese guest worker, who returned home from Guinea a few days ago, has been quarantined at Hoan My Hospital in the central city of Danang after showing Ebola-like symptoms.

Russia is scheduled to hand over the third Kilo Class diesel-electric submarine of Project 636 to the Vietnam People’s Navy by the end of this year, reported the Voice of Russia.

Two Vietnamese men were arrested at Johannesburg airport with a record haul of 18 rhino horns, weighing 41 kilos (90 pounds), during a stopover on a flight from Mozambique to Vietnam, South African police said Saturday.

A Construction Ministry recent proposal on creating more favourable conditions for foreigners to buy property is considered a step in the right direction to attract stronger foreign investment inflows.

In the first nine months of 2014, 83 Vietnamese projects were granted licences to invest overseas with a total registered capital of more than US$1 billion.

A stage project focusing on rhino protection will be carried out at nine primary and secondary schools in HCM City, with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of saving the species.

Motorbike owners are worried about how to budget for an increase in road-use fees that starts today. Many say they will refuse to pay.

Former Manchester United (MU) midfielder David Beckham will visit Vietnam to promote his new whiskey brand – Haig Club – on November 10 or 11.

The inaugural flight of the newly established direct air route between Moscow and Nha Trang landed at Cam Ranh International Airport on November 1 with 220 passengers on board.

At the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly yesterday, National Assembly deputies continued their discussions on increasing salaries for poor and low-income earners.

Local residents and international visitors in Hanoi had no shortage of ways to celebrate the haunted season in the capital city on October 30-31.

The Saigon International Guitar Festival, featuring acclaimed foreign artists and educators, may be the year's most important event for classical guitarists in Vietnam.

A ceremony in recognition of Con Dao National Park as an international wetlands area took place on October 31, according to the People’s Committee of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

The loom of changing sea levels and tides are threatening the central town of Hoi An, and could destroy the UNESCO world heritage site.

Global powers wrestling to hammer out a ground-breaking deal with Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions are moving complex talks into high gear with a "critical" three weeks left for an accord.

President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception for Yoichi Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan-Mekong Business Cooperation Committee, in Hanoi on October 31.

Vietnam vehemently condemns actions that infringe upon the bodies and lives of Vietnamese citizens, said Foreign Ministry deputy spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

Leading economists have forecast pepper exports to remain at high levels this year, amounting to 150,000 tonnes in volume and raking in more than US$1 billion in total revenue.