VIETNAM TODAY

A ground-breaking ceremony for a 200 billion VND (9.4 million USD) habour has been held in the Go Dau Port area in Long Thanh district, the southern province of Dong Nai.

The European Union External Action (EEAS) organisation on September 24 published a vacancy notice for the recruitment of a dedicated EU Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Qatari women's basketball team withdrew from the Asian Games on Thursday to protest an international rule that bans players from wearing Muslim headscarves in competition.

Exploded Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from Peace Trees Viet Nam (PTVN) detonated and removed a 1,000-pound (450kg) bomb in the central Quang Tri Province on September 24.

Many groups and individuals have turned their attention and money toward Ly Son Island to get in on the ground floor of what they expect will be a tourism boom.

Hanoi authorities have decided to appoint Dr. Dam Quang Minh, 35, as dean of FPT University.

Swedish and Japanese artists on September 24 received a thunderous applause from Hanoi audiences with their impressive performances, raising the curtain on the annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance.”

Education is one of the bright spots in the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore.

More than 70 foreign delegates are gathering in Binh Dinh province to examine ways to manage solid waste in a pro-poor, environmentally sustainable and economically viable manner in secondary cities and small towns in the Asia-Pacific region.

Two air routes connecting Phu Quoc island district in southern Kien Giang province with Singapore and Siem Riep of Laos will be officially launched in November this year.

US President Barack Obama slammed Russia's "aggression" in Ukraine but offered to lift sanctions against Moscow if it threw its weight behind an unraveling peace deal with Kiev.

The 2014 International Law Enforcement Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference is taking place in Hanoi from September 23-25 to seek closer cooperation in the field.

There has been a marked increase in sparrow hunting in the Mekong Delta region after rumours spread that the bird meat can cure some sicknesses.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has released a report on the monthly incomes of 120 leaders of its corporations and groups for 2013.

An historic milestone was set for Vietnamese gymnastics at the 17th Asian Games (Asiad) on September 24 as Phan Thi Ha Thanh performed excellently to bring home the women’s vault bronze medal – the first ever Asiad medal won

Six Hanoi high school students will compete in the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in Argentina from December 2-11.

Vietnam’s annual inflation in September as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) fell to 3.62% from the 4.31% rate in August although consumer prices saw a marked rise over the previous month.

Vietnamese athletes by noon September 24 earned three more medals - one silver and two bronze - at the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

Despite the ban, many foreign tourists in Vietnam are provided with motorbike rental services, which has stirred public concern after a recent fatal accident in HCM City.