VIETNAM TODAY

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Secretariat Le Hong Anh met with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping on August 27 in Beijing.

A couple from Nghe An Province has just been given the title of “Asia’s Oldest Couple” by Asian Book of Records.

Despite being an agricultural country, Vietnam is still dependent on imports worth billions of USD each year in animal feed and other products to support the husbandry industry.

The ban followed a request last month by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai who is concerned about environmental pollution of the surroundings, including water supplies and good farm land.

A modern passenger terminal will be built on Phu Quoc island, a tourist destination in the south and Kien Giang province, to accommodate luxury cruise liners.

The death toll in a massive head-on collision between a truck and bus in northwestern China has risen to 15, with 48 other people being treated for injuries, the local government said Wednesday.

Representatives from Southeast Asian nations have begun discussions on maritime security and cooperation at a regional meeting which opened in Danang city on August 27.

Two buildings in Ho Chi Minh City have earned places in the list of the world’s top 10 super skinny houses, selected by International Dezeen magazine.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have agreed to negotiate for an upgraded ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) in order to ensure that the ACFTA remains dynamic and facilitates trade activities, said a joint statement from

Vissai Ninh Binh FC’s 1-0 win over Hong Kong league champions Leg Kitchee on the second leg match on August 26 could not help the Vietnamese Cup holders enter the semi-finals of AFC Cup 2014 due to their 2-4

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the education sector to accelerate the granting of autonomy to State-run universities, which he said is a breakthrough to improve tertiary education quality.

Vietnam’s Kon Tum province and Thailand’s Ubonratchathani province are cooperating in developing a road tour linking localities in the two countries and Laos via Bo Y border gate, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

The Party and State of Vietnam want to strengthen cooperation and maintain healthy and stable relations with China, a senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam has said.

Thousands of people from across the country flocked to pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap on what would have been his 104th birthday on August 25.

Hiroshi Fukada, Japansese ambassador to Vietnam, has proposed changing the name of Nhat Tan Bridge in Hanoi into Viet-Nhat Friendship Bridge.

Le Quoc Viet has received the prestigious award Innovators Under 35 for his “deep learning” research, according to the US leading magazine MIT Technology Review.

The presidents of Russia and Ukraine hold key talks Tuesday with little hopes for a breakthrough in resolving the raging conflict pitting Kiev against pro-Moscow separatist rebels.

Several large Vietnamese banks have decided to lower deposit interest rates by 0.1-0.5% for VND accounts for the last months of 2014.

The Ho Chi Minh City Municipal People’s Committee has approved a project on building embankments to protect the historical relic of Cu Chi Tunnels from erosion, with a total investment of VND155 billion (over US$7.5 million).