VIETNAM TODAY

An accident in Long An Province this morning, July 17, killed four and injured eight passengers of a minibus.

Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed the capital and tore down flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 38 lives.

The US welcomes China's declaration on its removal of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from the position near Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago to the area near China’s Hainan Island.

Air pollution has been a serious problem in HCM City for a long time now, but polluters face no serious punishment because of a toothless Environment Law and lack of adequate equipment to measure the pollution they cause.

Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen who were illegally detained by China returned home safely on July 16.

More than 100 domestic and foreign companies are introducing their latest technologies in energy saving & green power at two expositions which kicked off in HCM City on July 16, encouraging consumers to conserve and use renewable energy.

More than 18.85 million travelers have spoken, and they’ve voted Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways the world’s best airline for the fourth time.

A number of reports by domestic and international organisations seem to show that the number of super-rich people has been increasing in Vietnam, a trend that is expected to continue.

Over 291 students from 75 countries around the globe have registered to compete in the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2014) scheduled to be held in Hanoi from July 20-29.

At 18:30 on July 16, China’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 was out of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Vietnam demands China not take its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 back or dispatch any other rigs to Vietnam’s oil and gas Block 143 or any other areas belonging to Vietnam’s waters as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention

The Vietnamese embassy in Ukraine has devised evacuation plans for nearly 300 Vietnamese expatriates in Donetsk after President Petro Poroshenko declared an end to the July 1 ceasefire and launched military operations in Lugansk and Donetsk provinces.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed the nation’s resolve to defend sacred sea and island sovereignty through combined strength and proper measures in line with international law.

Typhoon Rammasun, also known as Glenda, is on a path that leads to it making landfall in Nam Dinh and Haiphong, according to the latest bulletin from the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

The family members of six fishermen from Quang Ngai Province are anxiously awaiting their return after being released by China.

The first typhoon of the Philippines' brutal rainy season shut down the nation's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people across the country and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade to regulate petroleum prices in line with the market and to ensure transparent pricing.

Japanese photographer Murayama Yasufumi plans to organise a photo exhibition displaying 40 photos of Vietnamese residents, including fishermen, living in the central provinces.

The Dung Quat Oil Refinery needs up to US$2 billion to raise its annual processing capacity from its current 6.5 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes in the future.