VIETNAM TODAY

The People's Committee of Ha Long City has begun removing the night market, as it was blocking the view of Ha Long Bay in north-eastern Quang Ninh Province.

Chinese ships on June 12 continued to encircle and cut off Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance vessels and then retreat in order to photograph and film misleading footage aimed to make it look like they were being rammed by Vietnamese ships,

Any official who fails to show proof of the sources of their assets may be prosecuted as public concern mounts over misallocations and embezzlement.

A Vietjet Air flight from Hanoi to Nha Trang was delayed for three hours on June 12 after a passenger commented that he brought a bomb along.

Customs officers from Anti-Smuggling Department under General Department of Vietnam Customs and Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Division on have seized 77 elephant tusks allegedly transported from Nigeria.

Members of a political party allied with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III marked the country's Independence Day on Thursday by protesting China's moves to reclaim land in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where the two countries

The country's consumer price index in June is set to increase between 0.5 and 0.6 percent against the previous month, according to the Vietcombank Securities Co.

The Minister of Health explained to NA deputies that she could not step down despite widespread criticism for the many problems in the sector.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 16-17, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hoi An and the UNESCO office in Hanoi plan to develop a tourist card to replace entrance-tickets used to enter the old section of the ancient city.

An US official proposed Wednesday that China and Southeast Asian nations call a moratorium on actions seen as provocative in a bid to cool tensions in the South China Sea.

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan was quizzed by National Assembly deputies, focusing on tertiary and vocational training quality, graduates’ high unemployment rate, and the implementation of educational and textbook renovation.

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers announced a resolution on the escalating violence in the East Sea at a press conference in Hanoi on June 11.

Tension has continued to escalate in the East Sea as China has maintained the presence of a large number of ships around the drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

An official from the China Economic Research Programme gave an interview about economic relations between China and Vietnam amid rising tensions over the East Sea.

Consequences of the recession still haunt Vietnam's economy, as nearly 28,000 enterprises are reported to have shut their doors in the first five months of 2014.

John Ashe, President of the current UN General Assembly session, has raised the international community’s concern about recent East Sea tensions and supported Vietnam’s stance towards settling the dispute by peaceful means in line with the UN Charter and

Three Vietnamese students will participate in the final round of the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Championship 2014 in California, the US, from July 27-30.

Bagging a total of 20 gold, 22 silver and 25 bronze medals, Vietnam defended its championship title at the 15th ASEAN + Age-Group Chess Championships 2014, which concluded in Macau, China, on June 11.