VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi police have detained two individuals from Bo De Pagoda, who cared for orphans and abandoned children, under the suspicion of child trading.

The HCM City People’s Procuracy has recently appealed against the verdict of two years probation handed to a rhino horn trafficker, asking for a stiffer sentence.

Twenty-eight Vietnamese workers are fleeing the spiraling violence in Benghazi and are expected to arrive at the Egyptian Salloum border gate late on the afternoon of August 4 before flying home.

A modernized fishing boat made of composite materials was inaugurated at a shipyard in the coastal city of Nha Trang on August 2 in central Khanh Hoa province.

A few days after internationally-renowned Starbucks Coffee opened its first shop in Hanoi, people still had to queue up for a cup of American-styled coffee.

VietJet Air has compensated hundreds of passengers whose flight was delayed by 10 hours on August 2.

The Mekong Delta must come up with ways to address the consequences of climate change, especially rising sea levels and salinity intrusion, delegates said at a recent workshop in Hanoi.

The overweight and obese rate among children under five years old in Ho Chi Minh City has increased threefold over the past decade, posing major nutritional and health challenges to the southern city, heard a conference on child nutrition

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will lead a Vietnamese delegation to participate in important regional meetings to be held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, from August 5-10.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged Vietnamese rice exporters to promptly manage the volume of rice exports and stockpile, thus accelerating the signing of new contracts by the year-end.

A strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and injuring more than 1,800.

Vietnamese beer producers are introducing their beer brands and the country’s culinary culture at the 18th International Beer Festival, which opened in the German capital of Berlin on August 1.

With an annual growth of from 5-6%, Vietnam’s meat industry now produces enough to meet domestic demand, but has had trouble finding markets for export.

Directors of airport authorities may be fired if they fail to improve operations of all airports in their areas within three months.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau recently brought attention to several weak points in Vietnam’s higher education system.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has officially covered its territory with Wi-Fi signal after a year-long trial, looking towards making internet connection more convenient for tourists and locals and building a smart urban infrastructure.

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded by one notch the long-term deposit and issuer ratings of BIDV and Vietinbank, two of the largest commercial banks in Vietnam.

An international festival highlighting Vietnamese traditional martial arts opened on August 1 in central Binh Dinh Province, the birthplace of the practice.

An explosion killed at least 65 people and injured more than 120 at a factory in China that makes wheels for U.S. carmakers, including General Motors, state media said, as the country suffered its worst industrial accident in a year.