VIETNAM TODAY

Chinese police shot dead 13 attackers in the restive far-western region of Xinjiang on Saturday after they rammed a car into a police station and detonated explosives, Xinhua news agency said, in the latest of a series of attacks

As China has not put forth any persuasive evidence proving sovereignty over the two groups of islands [Spratly and Paracel], Vietnam should use all legal maneuvers available to demonstrate to the world that justice is on their side.

The US is conducting an antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) probe into imports of steel nails from seven countries, including Vietnam. Under a US Department of Commerce (DOC) decision, steel nails from Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, Oman,

International grand master Le Quang Liem mustered only a fourth place finish in the blitz chess at the 2014 World Blitz and Rapid Championships which drew to a close in Dubai on June 20.

The UN Human Rights Council has approved Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review on human rights in the second cycle, acknowledging the country’s progress in protecting and promoting fundamental human rights.

House for Trees by Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects, has beaten a huge number of architectural works from all over the world to win the first prize at the 5th AR House Awards 2014.

Eight species of flora enlisted in Vietnam’s Red Book are being preserved at the Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, which enhances the ecological balance and the rehabilitation of regional species that are

The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on June 20 that all passengers flying from the Middle East will be required to fill in the medical declaration form as of July 1.

Only last year, the U.S. European Command was facing some of the deepest cuts of any region in the U.S. military. Now, after Russia's annexation of Crimea, the Pentagon finds itself focusing on the continent in a way not

State President Truong Tan Sang has granted an interview to the VNA on China’s illegal placement of its oil rig deep into Vietnam’s continental shelf.

Chinese military aircraft on June 20 flew at a low altitude above Vietnamese law enforcement vessels operating near the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, according to reporters at the site.

The current East Sea security situation was the main theme of a talk held by the Vietnam National Museum of History on June 20.

Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on June 19 won a treasure trove of gold medals at the ongoing Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Singapore.

A powerful car bombing on Friday in a government-held village in central Syria killed at least 34 civilians and wounded more than 50 others, Syria's state-run news agency and an opposition activist group said.

Minister of Public Security, General Tran Dai Quang requested that police forces and relevant agencies strengthen management over the use of weapons and explosive materials to ensure social order and security.

Vietnam should cease negotiations for long-term electricity contracts with China in order to avoid losses and potential harm to the national economy, according to one economist.

The former deputy general director of Vinalines, Vu Khac Tu, was detained yesterday in an investigation into an embezzlement case at Quang Ninh Port Company.

More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after World War Two, as people fled crises from Syria to South Sudan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.

The Supreme People's Court in Quang Ninh province on June 19 refused to revoke death sentences given to 29 people involved in the biggest drug trafficking case in Vietnam.