VIETNAM TODAY

A national competition for younger people involved in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.

Iraqi government forces regained full control on Thursday of the country's biggest oil refinery after heavy fighting with Sunni militants attempting to seize it, officials said.

Serious traffic congestion has been recorded recently at several points along National Highway 31, running through the "litchi hub" of Bac Giang Province.

Many Vietnamese traders have been working with Chinese partners in deals that ultimately cheat Vietnamese farmers.

US nuclear firms have asked the Congress to soon ratify a civil nuclear deal with Vietnam, saying the passage will help boost exports and generate more jobs for Americans.

Potential emerging markets like Vietnam have become more attractive to foreign investors, especially at a time when a financial bubble in many of the world’s developed economies is likely to occur.

Hanoi and HCM City film fanatics will have the chance to watch a premier red carpet live stream of a famous Hollywood blockbuster “Transformer 4- Age of Extinction” which will be broadcast live on MTV channel.

A NA deputy surprised many by urging the NA to file a lawsuit against China during a discussion about laws on citizenship and identity.

Young national pianists took top prizes in three out of five categories of the Val Tidone International Music Competition, held recently in Milan, Italy.

Many education experts have come out in opposition to a draft decree placing stricter foreign language requirements on deputy ministers, saying it is impractical.

Vietnam and India co-chaired the first meeting of the Asian Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM+) Experts’ Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action in Hanoi on June 18.

The southern province of Binh Duong has implemented support plans for local companies affected by anti-China demonstrations in May.

The Philippines said Thursday it would ask a UN tribunal to expedite its appeal to declare China's expansive claims to the South China Sea invalid, as tensions over the contested waters worsen.

Increased tensions and solutions to the territorial dispute over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos in the East Sea will be hotly debated at a seminar in Danang.

11 fishermen had to abandon their sinking ship amid bad weather near Hoang Sa Island.

Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army.

The dong/US dollar inter-bank exchange rate increases by one per cent today after remaining intact for a year.

The urban poor are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Vietnam, and housing insecurity for the urban poor is a key dimension of poverty.

A court case against a group of Chinese fishermen facing jail in the Philippines for poaching was postponed for a third time on Wednesday, after the government accused China of frustrating the proceedings.