VIETNAM TODAY

Mobile network operators all say internet access from mobile devices are booming in Vietnam, and becoming popular, according to an article published on the English language news portal VietNamNet Bridge.

A collection of photos by Hanoi photojournalist Trinh Thong Thien won the first prize in the sixth Vietnam – Country – People photo contest.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan bestowed the State title “Vietnamese Heroic Mother” on 583 women who lost their husbands and children during the war in the northern province of Hung Yen on October 15.

A new air route between Hanoi and HCM City passing through Laotian and Cambodian airspace will start operating in June, 2015, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

A Thai property developer has announced plans to build a skyscraper in Bangkok that will be among the 10 tallest buildings in the world when it is completed in 2019.

Many students in Tuong Duong District, Nghe An Province have got off school for two weeks due to the suspicion of a measles outbreak.

A dozen households in Hanoi have been living in unsanitary conditions as a result of sewage water rising to their doors.

More and more Japanese restaurants have opened in Vietnam, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said she hoped the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) would enhance its role in promoting gender equality as part of the post-2015 sustainable development targets.

Hong Kong protesters clashed with dozens of police using batons and pepper spray early Wednesday, in some of worst violence since pro-democracy demonstrations began more than two weeks ago.

Several rare wild animals have recently been discovered in U Minh Ha Forest in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ho Chi Minh City Young Workers Support Centre will hold a mass wedding for 100 couples on October 15.

Nearly 10,000 athletes from around the globe have registered to compete in the Hanoi Martial Arts festival scheduled to take place from November 14-16 at the Cau Giay Sports Centre.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung began his official visit to Germany on October 14 at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Vietnamese students took home three silver and seven bronze medals at the 11th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) held recently in Indonesia.

Vietnam is currently the only Asian recipient of Belgian development aid and is keen to boost investments from Belgium and Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed.

Reporters from Vietnam News Agency in Japan cited Japan Coast Guard (JCG) as saying that the JCG has been continuously searching for six Vietnamese sailors who went missing from Tsugaru Strait off southern Hokkaido on October 11.

More than 500 antiques uncovered from underwater archeological excavations are on display at an exhibition that opened at Quang Ngai provincial Museum on October 13.

Petroleum traders in Vietnam decided to lower fuel prices by between VND650 and VND800 per litre beginning October 13.