VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam-based property developer Vingroup Joint Stock Co (Vingroup) and Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) have been listed among ASEAN enterprises’ top 100 by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), a world leading provider of credit ratings.

The Vietnam Information Safety Association (VNISA) says hackers broke into 1,039 Vietnamese websites in the first two weeks of September, the highest figure in any two-week period so far this year.

Thousands of farmers in the Mekong Delta have been worried about their livelihoods since the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment proposed to halt the operation of two sugar-cane mills.

There are around 1,200 in which Chinese fishing boats cross over into Vietnamese waters each year, according to statistics released at a recent conference.

Vietnam’s national football team fell by three positions, ranking 142nd in FIFA global rankings in September, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Increasingly desperate South African conversationists are turning to a multi-national team of "rhino ambassadors" to try to end the scourge of poaching -- and Vietnamese pop diva Hong Nhung has been recruited for a good reason.

Vietnamese marksmen secured their first medal after locking down third place in shooting competition at the ongoing 17th Asian Games in the Korean city of Incheon on September 20.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has suggested that Vietnam step up public private partnerships (PPP) by fine-tuning projects, to stimulate cost-effective investments.

A lavish opening ceremony at the Asian Games included poetry, the standard fireworks, and a rousing finale of singer PSY belting his signature hit "Gangnam Style" through a sequined microphone on Friday.

The iPhone 6 has just appeared in Vietnamese shops and is being sold for prices as high as VND49 million (USD2,300) each.

The 12th ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meeting wrapped up in Hanoi on September 19, adopting several joint statements of the meeting and its related ones.

Green One UN House– the new headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in Hanoi - has become the first construction project in Vietnam to receive Gold Lotus certification of the Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC) for using environmentally friendly

The first Vietnamese travel website dedicated to assisting consumers booking of air tickets, hotels and tours– www.gotadi.com – officially launched on September 18.

The National Assembly and Government need to review and adopt legal regulations to mitigate air pollution, a major contributor to the greenhouse effect.

The Olympic Council of Asia on September 19 selected Indonesia as a host country of the next Asian Games in 2019 (ASIAD 18) in lieu of Vietnam.

Japan's JPE Group recently decided not to create a partnership with a Taiwanese company for a major steel project in Quang Ngai Province, bringing the project to a standstill.

Police officials in HCM City recently arrested two Malaysian nationals for using fake bank cards to withdraw money and purchase high value goods.

Authorities in HCM City are continuing a citywide search for two products believed to contain illegally recycled cooking oil, or "gutter oil".

In Hanoi, four former policemen convicted of murder were sentenced on September 18 to between eight and seventeen years in prison.