VIETNAM TODAY

The Party Committee of Hanoi has decided to build a road-rail bridge spanning the Hong (Red) River just 75m from the existing and historic Long Bien bridge.

A German-funded forestry programme in Vietnam has just been completed after nine years of implementation.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to stop a number of railways projects after discovering corruption and other misconduct by the investors.

Rangers at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have just seized at least 10 dead rare langurs, which had been dried in preparation for glue production.

Le Nguyen Vuong Linh has won a treasure trove of 12 gold and silver medals at the Singapore National Olympiad in the five subjects of Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Astronomy.

The authorities in Vietnam is trying to find ways to deal with 7,000 litres of toxic waste that have been stored near Halong Bay for seven years.

Ha Van Ung got excited when he heard a radio advertisement about an opportunity to work in Dubai.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on August 18 inspected the construction of Nhat Tan Bridge and the road connecting the bridge and Noi Bai International Airport, asking for all efforts to put the project into operation in late 2014.

The Communist Party of Vietnam pays special attention to mass mobilisation work for Vietnamese people living aboard, considering this an important task to pool their resources for national development.

Petrol wholesalers have lowered their fuel prices by as much as VND600 per litre at the request of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Chief negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will meet in Hanoi from September 1-10 to work out solutions blocking the trade pact.

The Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 103/2014/TT-BTC guiding tax levied on foreign organizations and individuals operating business in Vietnam or receiving incomes in Vietnam.

Hunted for generations for its tasty meat, the scaly-skinned pangolin is under threat in Gabon as demand for the small mammal surges in Asia, where it is used in traditional medicine.

Many Vietnamese banks have been racing to open branches in other countries to increase their competitiveness and facilitate Vietnamese companies’ overseas investments.

NA Chairman, Nguyen Sinh Hung, and his Cambodian counterpart, Heng Samrin, met in Hanoi on August 18 where the former described the latter's visit as an important milestone in bilateral ties between the two parliaments, contributing to the Vietnam-Cambodia

Representatives from the Mekong Delta German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Siemens gathered at a meeting on August 18 to discuss a project to enhance the region’s capacity to better cope with climate change.

Vietnam has advanced to the semi-final round of the ASEAN Youth Football Championships in Brunei after defeating Cambodia 3-0 and taking the top place in Group B.

The Sikh families found in a shipping container in Britain were fleeing persecution in Afghanistan and had been trapped in darkness without fresh air for 18 hours, their translator said Monday.

HCM City invested VND15 billion in a pilot childcare programme for children aged 6-18 months, but participation has been much lower than expected.