VIETNAM TODAY

An exhibition and fashion show featuring four Italian collections of Vietnamese designers will take place at the Centre of Italian Culture and Brands (Casa Italia) in Hanoi from October 15-20.

A Vietnamese American nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of the disease has received a plasma transfusion donated by a doctor who beat the virus.

More than 800 people, mostly older people, took part in a meeting to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) in southern My Tho City, Tien Giang province on October 13.

Jean Tirole won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research on reining in corporate giants, a second French award this season hailed as a slap in the face for "France bashers".

More than 100 health, livestock and environment experts from 17 countries are discussing ways to promote collaboration in disease prevention in the face of several newly emerging diseases at a three-day workshop that began in Hanoi yesterday.

In the first eight months of 2014, Vietnam’s total import and export turnover reached approximately US$191.4 billion, a 12.5-per cent year-on-year increase.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission (EC) Manuel Barroso on October 13 issued a joint statement detailing their orientations to conclude negotiations on the European Union (EU)-Vietnam free trade agreement EVFTA.

Many travel companies have been taking advantage of the natural and cultural beauty of the Central Highlands region without giving back by investing in the area's infrastructure.

Vietnam held China to a 1-1 draw in the the last group C match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 13.

The upcoming official Germany visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, spanning October 14-15, is promising to create new deals between the two countries, especially in trade and investment, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh.

A ceremony will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 to present awards to top 50 companies listed in the Vietnam stock exchange, announced Forbes Vietnam magazine at an October 13 press briefing.

The Vietnam Association of Female Entrepreneurs is set to be launched on October 18, said Ho Thi Kim Thoa, deputy minister of Industry and Trade.

Readers of a number of Vietnamese news websites have been unable to gain access since last night, October 12, only receiving error messages when they visit these sites.

Attacking Islamic State jihadists met firm Kurdish resistance in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane, as neighbouring Turkey heeded pressure to intervene and handed the US access to its air bases.

A rare accident involving a cargo train occurred this morning, October 13, causing damage to seven kilometres of railroad near a station in the central province of Phu Yen.

Many young Vietnamese women have been trading on their looks to become promotion girls to earn money in a tough economic climate.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien threw her support behind a proposal to include literature in the entrance exam for medical universities.

Newly built seafood and garment factories have polluted once-pristine rural areas in the Mekong delta, but relief seems far away.

Fifteen collectors showcased their antique items and paintings at the exhibition ‘Antiques Culture & Contemporary Fine Art Paintings – the National Pride’, opened from October 12-19 at No. 628 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho district, Hanoi.