VIETNAM TODAY

As many as 24 of Vietnam’s law enforcement ships have been damaged by the Chinese side in the last month, Vietnamese officials has said.

A taxi driver in Hanoi was killed when a tree fell onto his car during the heavy rains and strong winds on June 4.

Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking websites, has cited Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island as a “must-visit” and one of the eight most memorable green spaces for travellers in Asia.

The 34th meeting of the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) convened in Vientiane, Laos, on June 5 with the participation of 36 delegates from the 10 member countries.

The mid-term Vietnam Business Forum themed “Agenda to Action – Preparing for New Trade Agreements” opens in Hanoi on June 5.

The national pageant, Miss Vietnam 2014, officially kicked off on June 4 with preliminary round to be staged in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Lieu from November 1-15.

The Chairman of the Danang City Fishery Association, Tran Van Linh, said that the association will sue China for sinking their fishing ship on May 26.

Dutch mixing star Afrojack, rated ninth in DJ magazine's Top 100 DJs last year, is coming to HCM City's biggest r electronic dance music festival on Saturday.

A senior U.S. official said that Washington wants to expand economic ties with Asia, the world's fastest growing region, but warned that China's provocative conduct in the South China Sea raises tensions that are bad for business.

China's campaign to shave off mountaintops and fill in valleys to make way for cities may come at too high a price in the pollution, erosion and flooding unleashed by the unprecedented redistribution of earth, Chinese researchers warned Thursday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has adopted a project to establish a Fulbright Vietnam University under the non-profit foreign-invested university model.

A normal day of Vietnamese officers living and working on the Coast Guard ship, CBS 8003, operating around Hoang Sa Island, is described from close-up.

A Hague-based tribunal has asked China to submit evidence defending its territorial claims in the South China Sea within six months.

Vuong Duy Bien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, explains the need for a nearly VND7 trillion plan to renovate 71 theatres nationwide.

The Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations issued a statement on June 4, vehemently opposing China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh on June 4 received Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Kelly Magsamen on a working visit to Vietnam.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has spoken highly of efforts by the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation in building fisheries surveillance vessels.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed that the rule of law must reign supreme in resolving issues in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved in principles to allow the Vietnam National Coal and Minerals Industries Group (Vinacomin) to sell all of its charter capital at Vinacomin Finance Company (CMF) to Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VPBank).