VIETNAM TODAY

A businessman in Dak Lak Province, who owns the largest herd of domestic elephants in Vietnam, wishes to build a cemetery for them.

A young man is carrying out a project to give 10,000 free photo portraits to children in poor regions.

Nearly 200 delegates from universities around the globe are gathering at the Vietnam Education Dialogue 2014: Higher Education Reforms (VED 2014) in HCM City from July 31 to August 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has authorized the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee to carry out the Quang Ninh air terminal project – one of the country’s four air terminal projects calling for investment.

A man in Can Tho City is planning to sue Vinh Long Lottery Company after they refused to pay him a prize.

Over 600 Vietnamese university students from around the globe will participate in a run for charity at Hanoi’s National My Dinh stadium on August 17, to raise much needed funds to help needy children.

A couple living in Nghe An Province has just been given the title of the oldest living couple in Vietnam by the Vietnam Records Organisation.

Vietnamese photographers won three gold medals at the international photo competition Prilep Salon in Macedonia.

Vietnamese guest workers in Libya remain safe and the Government has actively taken drastic measures to ensure the safety of all Vietnamese citizens in the troubled North African country, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim

More than 100 Palestinians were killed in the bomb-scarred Gaza Strip, among them victims of Israeli fire on a crowded market and a United Nations school.

A female bear, weighing 150 kilograms, was shifted from the Central Highland Dak Lak Province to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre in the northern Vinh Phuc Province on July 30.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Vietnam Consumer Confidence Index posted another strong gain, increasing by 3.1 points to reach 134.1 in July.

The world's longest three-rope cable car system, extending from the northern Lao Cai Province's Sapa Town to Fansipan peak, will open for passengers in 2015.

A revised Enterprise Law will motivate enterprises and create a transparent business climate, policy-makers and economists have affirmed.

Despite the conflict ending in 1971 – four decades on – Vietnamese are still suffering from the devastating effects of Agent Orange sprayed on crops, plants and trees by US military forces.

Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched its annual promotion programme on a number of international flights, with airfare starting from just VND199,000 (US$9).

The State Records and Archives Department held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 to receive the world documentary heritage certificate for the official documents of Nguyen Dynasty.

On average 18,000 Vietnamese marry foreigners each year, with 78% of them coming from Ho Chi Minh City and poor areas of the Mekong Delta region.

Vietnam’s second most advanced surveillance ship was handed over on July 30 to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force in northern Quang Ninh province by Ha Long Shipbuilding Co, Ltd.