VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi has gone halfway to recovering the architectural space of Lan Ong street, which specialises in selling Vietnamese traditional medicine and is one of the few streets in the capital that has maintained its time-honoured trade.

Dung Quat Economic Zone in central Quang Ngai Province is seeking investment capital of US$2 billion in 10 to 15 projects over the next two years.

The NA approved a VND16 trillion package to provide support to local fishermen and the Vietnamese Coast Guard in the turbulent waters of the East Sea.

A Chinese naval squadron has left port to take part for the first time in the world's largest naval exercises hosted by the U.S. off of Hawaii.

China on June 9 continued perverting international law by sending two more military ships to the area around rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters.

Forbes Vietnam, the Vietnamese edition of the international Forbes magazine, has announced a June list of the top 50 companies on the country's stock exchange, led by Vietcombank.

Miss Universe Thailand has resigned less than a month into her reign after being harshly criticized on social media over her political comments and looks.

Police from the central Ha Tinh Province's Duc Tho District on June 9 remanded into custody Dang Anh Hung, 23, for looting assets on May 14.

Vietnam and Italy have agreed to work harder to lift two-way trade to 5 billion USD by 2016 from the current figure of 3.5 billion USD.

Two Chinese people who have lived and worked in Vietnam have shown their support to Vietnam despite the tense situation between the two countries.

China has published a misleading article, fabricating events and distorting the truth behind what is really happening in the East Sea.

Alexander Imich, an 111-year-old Polish immigrant who was recently certified as the world's oldest man, died on Sunday.

Vietnamese mermaid Nguyen Thi Anh Vien on June 8 set three new records at the ongoing 38th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in Singapore.

JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel has received top honors for excellence in the Asia-Pacific Property Award Winners 2014-2015, the world’s most prestigious real estate industry accolades.

Vietnamese banking tycoon, Nguyen Duc Kien, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for four offenses, the same term suggested by People's Procuracy.

Despite rising tensions in the East Sea, China remains Vietnam’s most important market for rice exports, accounting for over 40% of the market share.

As many as 99 new species have been found in Vietnam, according to a World Wildlife Fund recent report.

HCM City's Parks and Green Trees Company has asked the city to establish a supporting fund to aid victims of fallen trees.

The governor of the State Bank of Vietnam talked about a VND10 trillion package to support fishermen working in the East Sea.