VIETNAM TODAY

An Ebola response drill will be held at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi on November 1 and then in three other hospitals in Hanoi, central Thua Thien-Hue and Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Health Ministry.

Vietnam positively responds to UNAIDS’s 90-90-90 ambitious treatment target to help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Ukrainians voted on Sunday in an election that is likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen President Petro Poroshenko's mandate to end separatist conflict in the east, but may fuel tension with Russia.

The launch of the National Tourism Year 2015 will be held in mid March 2015 in Thanh Hoa province with a focus on connecting world heritage sites.

A ceremony to launch the construction of Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the second locally-manufactured jack-up rig, was held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on October 25.

Vietnam’s Top Brands 2014 were announced by the Institute of Economic Research and the Global Trade Alliance- Global GTA (UK) at a ceremony held on October 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s upcoming October 27-29 visit to India, at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, aims to further the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Renowned photographer Ishikawa Bunyo displays the best of his American war images at an exhibition that opens today in Japan.

New and additional foreign direct investment (FDI) registered by foreign investors during the first 10 months of the year increased 71.2% on-year to US$13.7 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Nurse Nina Pham - the first person to catch Ebola on US soil has been declared free of the deadly disease 13 days after testing positive, clearing the way for President Obama to give her a big hug in

Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han will present Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) of leading domestic designers at Paris City Hall (Hotel de ville de Paris) on November 3 during her cultural exchange visit to France.

Hong Kong democracy activists will hold a two-day referendum starting Sunday to gauge protesters' response to government proposals to end the monthlong street occupation.

Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has placed five hotels and resorts in Vietnam on the list of top hospitality properties.

Lately, young Vietnamese people have taken to the trend of ultra-running, which has recently swept across Europe.

The fifth Vietnam-Japan Strategic Partnership Dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 24, under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama.

The 28 leaders overcame deep divisions at a summit in Brussels to reach a deal including a headline commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 per cent, 16 years from now.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for the head of UN agencies in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 24 on the occasion of the UN’s 69th founding anniversary.

Application of atomic energy in socio-economic development is the major topic for discussion at a national conference in the central city of Danang from October 23-24.

Police have confirmed that Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise 689 was hijacked and robbed of a third of its oil load by a gang of armed pirates, suffering an estimated loss worth about 30 billion VND (1.4 million USD).