VIETNAM TODAY

A man from Dak Lak Province plunged onto a riverbank while attempting to cross by cable.

The National Assembly Economic Committee has approved a plan to build Long Thanh International Airport , but voiced concerns about how to mobilise investment.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung announced that public debt remains below the safety limit of 65 percent of gross domestic product, and will sink to 60.2 percent by 2020.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just enacted decisions approving the general planning of three new towns in the city’s outskirts.

Energy Minister Taner Yildiz warned that time was running out in the rescue operation at the mine in the district of Ermenek in Turkey's southern province of Karaman, with the water level rising all the time.

More than 200 top-flight designers and artists will be attending former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky’s Lynk Fashion Show on November 11 at Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has instructed relevant sectors to continue to keep a close watch on the Ebola epidemic situation in West Africa and put response measures in place.

The State Bank of Vietnam has cut the interest rate on Vietnamese dong deposits with terms of less than six month by 0.5 percentage to boost economic growth.

The United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) has decided to provide Thua Thien-Hue province with communication equipment worth nearly VND4.6 billion to cope with natural disasters.

The Asian-Oceania Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) ICT Summit 2014 opened in Hanoi on October 29 with the participation of 700 delegations from nearly 20 regional countries.

An online retailer in California is making no apologies for marketing Ebola-themed outfits for grown-ups looking to add some shock value to their Halloween party get-ups.

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal-JMG U21 team tasted victory for the first time after crushing Thailand's U21 team, 3-0, in the final game of the International U-21 Football Tournament yesterday.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on October 28, during which both reaffirmed their commitment to developing the bilateral strategic partnership.

Over 1.2 million workers secured new jobs domestically, while more than 91,000 were employed internationally between January and October, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The 2014 National Robothon Contest is set to kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 with the participation of 62 teams from across the country, the HCM City Education and Training Department announced on October 28.

Vietnam had more than 33 million Internet users at the end of 2013, constituting 37% of the nation’s total population, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s White Book.

An international seminar took place in Hanoi on October 28 discussing the status of anti corruption preventive measures and asset recovery in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will temporarily suspend operations or shut down unlicensed websites, a senior official said on October 25.

Vietnam won 15 gold, six silver and six bronze medals, ranking first at the 10th ASEAN Skills Competition that wrapped up in Hanoi on October 28.