VIETNAM TODAY

Russia’s recent decision to ban fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the US, the EU, Australia, Canada and Norway creates opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to expand exports to the Eurasian country.

Vietnamese authorities have a couple options on the table for the efficient regulation of legal casino gambling for Vietnamese citizens, including a possible requirement to verify income.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien lived up to expectations as she brought home the Women’s 200m Medley gold medal on August 17, the first gold for Vietnam at the ongoing second Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and also Vietnam’s

Two tourists drowned and one went missing while swimming at Van Chay Beach, in Co To District, Quang Ninh Province on August 17.

Heavy rains have knocked down many trees and cut electrical lines in HCM City on August 17 afternoon.

Residents in seven districts of the central city have lacked clean water since last week as the salinity in Cau Do water plant –Da Nang's major water supply –reached an alarming high of 9.950mg per litre.

Miss Teen Friendly 2011 Nguyen Thi Anh Tho has been selected one of the seven young delegates worldwide to attend the Peace Conference of Youth (PCY) 2014 slated for Osaka from August 25-30.

The H'Mong ethnic minority people’s traditional Khen (flute) festival is set to take place in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province on August 30-31 featuring a wide range of special activities.

Eight foreigners and five Indonesians were rescued Monday two days after their tourist boat sank in a storm in the archipelago.

A fishing boat of Quang Ngai province has been chased after and seriously damaged by a Chinese vessel at Vietnam’s traditional fishing ground near the Paracel archipelago.

The NA Standing Committee has just discussed making changes to the draft law on compulsory military service.

Two Vietnam Airlines pilots have had their licenses revoked for their involvement in a near-collision between Vietnam Airlines and VietJetAir.

Mobile disinfection systems were installed at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports on August 16 as a measure to prevent the Ebola epidemic from entering Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 15 activated their Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Hanoi for a preparedness response to the current Ebola outbreak, with support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training has revealed 298 candidates have signed up to participate in the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

A state official from Can Tho Province on a business trip decided not to return home without resigning or giving an official explanation, except he wanted to go to school in America.

Border guard and police forces in central Ha Tinh province have detained a group of eight Mong ethnic people trying to enter Laos illegally.

The People’s Court of Dien Bien on August 15 sentenced to death six defendants in the biggest drug trafficking case in the northern province to date.

Russian manufacturer and distributor of air defence logistics equipment Almaz-Antei has entered the final phase of negotiations over launching service centers in Algeria, Vietnam, India and China, Itar-tass news agency reports.