VIETNAM TODAY

The Scholarship Programme to Enhance Literacy and Learning (SPELL) recently awarded scholarships valued at US$3.7 million to roughly 40,000 disadvantaged children in seven central provinces.

Vietnam won three bronze medals in the age group event at the ongoing World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships and World Age Group competitions from June 23-29 in Cancun, Mexico.

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Saturday hit an industrial zone in Sderot in southern Israel, setting a building on fire but without causing casualties, police said.

President Truong Tan Sang and National Assembly deputies of Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 met with local entrepreneurs to listen to their opinions on business facts, particularly amid the demand for both safeguarding the national sovereignty in

Children in Hanoi are gradually losing their playing space to tennis courts, parking lots and restaurants.

Authorities in Hanoi are trying to deal with thousands of taxis operating in the city, whose licenses are from other provinces.

Vietnamese-born Le Van Hieu will become the first Asian migrant to become the Governor of South Australia in September, according to ABC News.

Vietnam made substantive contributions to the newly-concluded 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland, affirming the country’s resolve to promote human rights.

Vietnam and Canada have signed a letter of intent (LOI) aimed at strengthening mutual understanding and expanding educational cooperation.

An overall socio-economic development plan by 2020 of the northern key economic region, in which GDP per capita is targeted at US$ 5,500, was announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Thailand's junta-leading Army Chief has dismissed allegations he plotted to seize power for years before May's coup, issuing an apparent rebuke to the leader of the protests that crippled the former government.

A food festival in the central province of Khanh Hoa will feature outstanding specialties from all corners of Vietnam from July 8 – 13, heard a press briefing on Jue 27.

Denmark is seeking cooperation with Vietnam in the energy sector on the back of its effective use of renewable energy.

China still keeps 110-114 ships of various kinds around its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department on June 27.

An American lawyer remarked that he was impressed by the activities in Vietnam to improve the rights of the LGBT community over the past eight years.

The EU's move to sign accords with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia is a major setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the tug-of-war over Moscow's ex-Soviet sphere of influence is far from over, say analysts.

Hotel room prices on Phu Quoc Island, in the southern Vietnam, are the highest in the country, according to CBRE.

A earthquake of 4.3 on the Richter scale shook Dien Bien Province on June 26, the strongest earthquake this year.

Senior ASEAN officials have expressed deep concern about recent escalated tensions in the East Sea and hoped a more legally binding code of conduct will be formulated soon to resolve territorial disputes in the region.