VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese internet service customers began experiencing disruptions and slower speeds on the evening of July 15 caused by a severed submerged internet cable just off Vung Tau’s coast.

About 4,200 foreign and domestic athletes, both professional and amateur, are expected to participate in the 2014 International Marathon due to take place in the central coastal city of Danang from August 28-31.

China started withdrawing its illegally-placed oil rig from Vietnamese waters on July 15, said an official.

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Nam Hai in Hoi An City and Park Hyatt Saigon have been chosen as three of the best hotels and resorts in Asia by the US magazine Travel + Leisure.

Police in the southern province of Binh Duong arrested a Chinese man on July 15 for allegedly stealing a taxi from Mai Linh Group.

The Southern Airport Authority ordered that companies lower their food prices at Tan Son Nhat Airport, where the exorbitant prices have drawn complaints for a long time.

A cooperative project between Vietnam and Japan has helped set up the Basic GAP process for safe vegetable production, which gives farmers simpler technical requirements.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked flood-prone localities to devise evacuation plans and reinforce resident and public works to cope with coming typhoon Rammasun.

Thirteen Vietnamese fishermen detained by China several days ago have been set free, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in China.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has officially announced that it will launch two new routes to Singapore and Cambodia as from November 1.

A group of Vietnamese designers, in coordination with international colleagues, have designed an ingenious eco-friendly greenhouse, which will be featured at the World Expo Milano 2015 in Italy.

Two wooden anchors retrieved from the Red River and possessed by a restaurant owner in Hanoi has received a lot of attention of domestic and foreign archaeologists for their historical value.

TripAdvisor has announced the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi, for the third consecutive year in a row, is rated one of the top three most attractive tourism destinations in the capital city.

Vietnam National Shipping Lines is forecast to lose around VND1 trillion in 2014, the fifth consecutive year of losses for the shipping giant.

Thousands of people fled their homes and ships sheltered from heavy seas in the Philippines on Tuesday as the first major storm of the rainy season strengthened into a typhoon.

Vietnam and Singapore have been selected to host the final round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 – a football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation, according to a July 14 draw in Hanoi.

The government of HCM City plans to remove two polluting waste-treatment plants out of the city by the end of 2020 upon the completion of a new waste-treatment plant in Long An Province's Thu Thua District.

Evan Medeiros, Special Assistant to US President Barrack Obama, was received by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 14, during his visit that sought measures for the two countries’ future comprehensive partnership to work for peace, stability,

Garlic growers on the Ly Son Islands in Quang Ngai Province have a plan to make their traditional crop into a lucrative business.