VIETNAM TODAY

A Russian citizen has been detained for carrying 2.8kg of cocaine into Vietnam via Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The Centre for Researching and Aiding Operation Smile made a statement regarding a case in which three children died after taking part in their charity programme.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta should make efforts to control floods that are unseasonably early or too powerful to minimise damage and take advantage of the phenomenon for economic development, experts have said.

Depending solely on the rains to either yield a good rice crop or leave their fields dry and barren, farmers in this village in northeastern Thailand, the country's poorest region, led a precarious and back-breaking existence. Then they discovered bugs.

Economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered in Myanmar's administrative capital Nay Pyi Taw yesterday to discuss matters related to economic integration, forming the ASEAN Economic Community and visions for the post-AEC.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications on August 25 celebrated the issuance of the 1 millionth Vietnamese domain name.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Durao Barroso have concurred to further enhance the Vietnam-EU cooperation in politics, economics, security, science and technology, education and justice.

Nguyen Ha Dong, the maker of well-known game Flappy Bird, recently launched a new game that is selling extremely well on the Appstore in Vietnam.

The central Quang Ngai Province proposed that it be removed from the list of high income provinces in order to receive more support from the government.

HCM City police arrested a man who was involved in a ring that cheated many users through "phone services", earning billions of VND.

Vietnam is set to post a trade surplus of US$100 million in August after a US$49 million deficit in July, according to a preliminary estimate by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The 2014 national singing contest for the disabled was launched for the first time on August 25, aiming to offer a playground for people with disabilities across the nation to affirm their intelligence and talents.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of developing the time-honoured friendship and strategic partnership with India across a variety of fields for mutual benefit.

The World Bank (WB) will cooperate with Vietnam to ensure that progress made in living standards over past years continues and the country achieves sustainable economic development consistent with a Green Growth Strategy.

Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) on August 25 announced that it will launch a new air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok, Thailand as of December 10.

China's state-run media warned Washington on Monday that Beijing could treat its surveillance flights as an "act of hostility", after accusations a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US military aircraft.

Le Hong Anh, senior Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat, will visit China on August 26-27, aiming to ease tensions and prevent further escalation in the East Sea.

The number of Chinese tourists visiting the central city and the central region is expected to reach 15,000 in August.

Tokyo stands ready to offer an experimental drug developed by a Japanese company to help stem the global tide of the deadly Ebola virus, the top government spokesman said Monday.