VIETNAM TODAY

Two new seamless coastal shipping routes, connecting central Quang Binh province and southern Kien Giang province, officially opened on October 5.

In at least one education expert's opinion, the public might have to pay increased textbook prices because of royalty fees due to authors.

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft on its way from Seoul to HCM City was compelled to land in Taiwan on October 5 so a South Korean passenger could receive medical treatment after fainting.

A cargo ship named SUNRISE 689 went missing along with its 18 crew members four days ago for reasons unknown.

The Ministry of Transport has agreed to resume the sleeping pods at Noi Bai International Airport after it had been suspended for nearly two months.

Truong Son Construction Company in the central province of Quang Tri discovered hundreds of unexploded ordnances left over from the US war in Ka Tang hamlet, Lao Bao town in Huong Hoa district on October 5.

Travel & Leisure Magazine recently cited Cua Van fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh amongst the top 10 most breathtaking coastlines in the world.

Thang Long Environmental Service Joint Stock Company has opened a VND160 billion (US$7.6 million) waste treatment plant in Hanoi's outlying district of Son Tay that uses advanced incineration technology to process 400 tonnes of garbage per day.

The Russian Ministry of Education and Science wishes to expand its education and training cooperation with Vietnam, Minister Dmitry Livanov said in a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Vu Luan in Moscow on October 3.

A Thai woman was caught carrying 1.73kg of cocaine worth 11 billion VND (519,000 USD) at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Leading low-cost carrier, VietJet Air has announced it is providing 2,000 cheap tickets for flights from Hanoi to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Bangkok (Thailand).

After the sudden increase of the value of USD against the VND on Oct. 1, it has continued to rise.

About 1,500 people took part in the final round of the 41st annual Open Hanoi Moi Run Tournament on October 5 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day (October 10).

A powerful typhoon made landfall in central Japan Monday morning after washing three American airmen in Okinawa out to sea the previous day, killing at least one.

A Massachusetts doctor and missionary who was successfully treated for Ebola he contracted in Africa is back in the hospital with what appears to be a respiratory infection, but doctors don't suspect a recurrence of the virus.

The 10th Craft Village Trade Fair (CraftViet 2014) will take place from September 11-15 in Hanoi.

The recently-concluded visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the Republic of Korea (RoK) marks the opening of a new stage of development with bright prospects in the two countries’ relations, said a Vietnamese official.

Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations, encapsulated developments in the country’s movement to a full market economy.

An exhibition casting the spotlight on the economic, cultural and societal achievements of the capital city over the past 60 years has opened in Hanoi and runs until October 12.