VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee for Defence and Security and the Japanese House of Representatives’ Committee on Security have agreed to work together in enhancing the capacity of Vietnamese coast guard.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently presided over an online meeting with 63 localities nationwide to discuss solutions to the East Sea issues.

The provincial People’s Committee of the south central province of Khanh Hoa recently announced this year’s annual International Yacht Festival is scheduled for August 2-4.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the official start of war with Japan, condemning those who "ignore the iron facts of history" in a jab at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Search and rescue workers have retrieved black box of the helicopter that crashed in Hanoi yesterday, killing at least 18 soldiers on board.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society has released a statement, strongly protesting against China’s recent apprehension of six Vietnamese fishermen and their boat.

The Natural Resources and Environment Department of central Thanh Hoa Province temporarily suspended Nicotex Thanh Thai Company from treating 709 tonnes of pesticide-contaminated soil in Cam Thuy District's Cam Van Commune after local residents' complaints.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed off last week on a decision to create the Ho Chi Minh City Region by 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Vague regulations and hard realities often prevent disabled students from getting into their desired universities, confusing educators.

Thousands of labourers in Hai Duong Province face three challenges: no medical facilities, no entertainment area and no nursery.

A helicopter on a training mission crashed in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That on the morning of July 7, killing 16 soldiers and injuring five on board, local media reported.

The Ministry of Transport on July 6 officially put into operation the coastal shipping route from Quang Ninh to Quang Binh.

A military helicopter crashed in the outskirts of Hanoi in the early morning of July 7 during a parachute training exercise.

Even though Hanoi municipal authorities decided to reopen parking services in the city's centre, this problem is still a headache for Vietnam's infrastructure.

Around 150 children with cleft lips and cleft palates from Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang and Ninh Binh provinces will receive free medical check-ups and surgeries from July 7–11 in Hanoi.

Malaysia will send more equipment to the southern Indian Ocean to join the search for Flight MH370 which went missing four months ago, a minister said Sunday.

Motorcycle enthusiasts will have the chance to touch, see and feel the merchandise, or just chat with experienced motorcyclists about the hobby when a bike swap meet is due to open in HCM City later this month.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has asked the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to give reason for China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boat with six fishermen.

The People’s Court of Thu Duc district in Ho Chi Minh City on July 4 sent nine rioters to jail on charges of disturbing public order and destroying businesses’ property during local workers’ demonstrations against China’s illegal actions in