VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Home Affairs has developed a Satisfaction Index for Public Administration Services to measure citizen’s satisfaction with public services, Deputy Minister Nguyen Tien Dinh has said.

Microsoft Group – the new owner of Nokia Vietnam is transferring a large number of production lines from factories in China, Hungary and Mexico to Vietnam, according to a representative of Nokia (Vietnam) Limited Liability Company.

The Health Ministry and the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin (VAVA) discussed measures to strengthen their cooperation in providing care for AO victims at a meeting in Hanoi on August 20.

Thai junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was elected prime minister in parliament on Thursday in a move that has been widely expected since he seized power in May.

President Truong Tan Sang has urged the nation as a whole to uphold vigilance and resolve to firmly safeguard the motherland’s independence, freedom, national unification and territorial integrity in any circumstance.

The best weavers from the Mong community in Pa Co Commune in the northern Hoa Binh province will demonstrate the quintessence of Mong weaving culture this weekend in Hanoi.

Several floating restaurants on the West Lake in Hanoi are still operating despite having had their licenses suspended by authorities for safety reasons.

Vietnam has recorded 250 flash floods and landslides from 2000 through 2014, which left 646 dead or missing and 351 injuries nationwide, a report said.

Midfielder Van Son’s only goal helped U19 Vietnam overwhelm U19 Thailand in a dramatic match of the ASEAN Youth Football Championship in Brunei on August 20, earning them a ticket to the final game against Myanmar.

Jordan Belfort, a securities billionaire, and author of the autobiography “The Wolf of Wall Street” is set to arrive in Vietnam and hold exchanges with Vietnamese audiences on November 8-9.

Poverty will remain a critical challenge for Asia in coming decades and will require a greater efforts to address food insecurity and economic vulnerability, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

Vietnamese companies need to further promote their products, especially online, if they wish to sell in foreign markets, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday.

Two Nigerians, who were hospitalised with fever at the HCM City-based Tropical Hospital yesterday, are recovering, confirmed the hospital's director.

The Ministry of Education and Training demanded that Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy explain the accusation of involvement in the making of fake doctor of medicine degree.

Midfield player Dong Trieu will not play in the Vietnamese U19 team's match with Thailand in the Southeast Asian U22 Football Championship in Brunei today.

An earthquake measuring four on on the Richter scale occurred in the northern province of Son La early this morning, August 20.

Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at a ceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.

Two Nigerian passengers flying into Tan Son Nhat Airport were quarantined on August 19 after show symptoms of fever.

At least eight people were killed in Japan on Wednesday when landslides touched off by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the city of Hiroshima, media reported.