VIETNAM TODAY

A man in HCM City revealed that a Malaysian firm has ordered five of his homemade mini-submarines for tourism purposes after he failed to find any domestic buyers.

Using case studies in university curricula will help meet the need for a highly qualified workforce in the ASEAN economic community that takes effect next year, a professor of Vietnam National University's Technology University in HCM City said.

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam has issued a draft circular which allows prize-winners at casino to receive their payouts in foreign currencies.

Nearly 80 domestic and foreign physicists are taking part in an international conference in Quy Nhon city of central Binh Dinh province to share the latest achievements and enhance cooperation in the field.

Bloodshed in and around Gaza surged Tuesday with strikes killing 13 Palestinians, a day after five Israeli soldiers died, shattering hopes for an end to three weeks of violence.

Customs officials have arrested a Chinese woman and a Vietnamese man at Suvarnabhumi Airport after they allegedly tried to smuggle out elephant tusks and ivory products worth about BAT9 million.

The Japanese Government on July 28 approved a grant of nearly VND13.5 billion in non-refundable aid to central Thua Thien Hue province for the second phase of a disaster risk mitigation and adaptation project.

A number of subsidiaries of the Vietnam Railways Corporation are being equitised, including two major companies, Hanoi Railway Passenger Transport and Saigon Railway Passenger Transport.

The prices of petroleum products have been cut by VND330-VND350 per litre beginning from July 28.

Vietnam always favours the development of science – technology talents, including those in the chemical science, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the closing ceremony of the 46th annual International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) in Hanoi on July 28.

Residents in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa have been suffering from high levels of pollution caused by hundreds of unregistered manufacturers operating in populated areas, according to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.

More than three months since it was put into operation, the Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT) earned nearly US$2 billion from exports, mostly smartphones and tablets (June statistics).

An official from Tribeco confirmed that the company does not intend to pay the prize-winner, claiming that the ticket was invalid.

Six teenagers who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster in 44 years told on Monday how classmates helped them float free as water flooded their cabins despite crew instructions to stay put even as their ferry sank, killing more

The enduring popularity of "little tiger" as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban.

Work will officially start on a new British University Vietnam (BUV) multi-million main campus in Ecopark Township – one of the eco urban areas in northern Hung Yen province – in September.

Canadian Travellers, a Canadian travel guides magazine, has chosen Mui Ne as one of the top 11 most beautiful beaches in Asia.

Several Vietnamese companies have made plans to produce more creative children's toys to gain a larger share of the domestic market in the lead up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Transport Minister Dinh La Thang has ordered that the new sleep pod service offered at Noi Bai International Airport be stopped.