VIETNAM TODAY

Scholars attending a workshop in Washington DC on June 3 raised their concern about increased tensions in the East Sea which they said could lead to a global crisis.

Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Poland on June 3 donated VND300 million to the Vietnam Coast Guard and Fisheries Resource Surveillance Forces who are protecting national sovereignty in the East Sea.

Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, has applauded Vietnam’s stance on solving the East Sea issue peacefully in line with international law.

Nearly 10 per cent of the Vietnamese population, or nine million people, suffer from mental disorders - some of it blamed on the pressures of the open-door economy and the rapid growth of technology.

Japan will not suspend its official development assistance (ODA)-funded projects in Vietnam, a Vietnamese official has reported.

A 191-foot (58-meter) fishing boat suspected of using an illegal high seas drift net to catch a half-ton of salmon in the North Pacific was detained by the U.S. Coast Guard last week and turned over Tuesday to Chinese authorities.

The 6th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival is expected to present 22 recent films to create a vibrant dialogue, featuring a variety of filmmaking styles and topics relevant to each society.

A national wildlife park will be built in the northern province of Ninh Binh to preserve rare animal species.

A coal mine accident killed 22 people in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, the city's news office said in an online statement Wednesday.

Malaysia’s cruise ship Super Star Virgo arrived in Quang Ninh province on June 3, bringing 2,600 foreign passengers to Ha Long Bay – one of Vietnam’s World Heritage Sites.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences has published documents in Han (Chinese script) and Nom (Vietnamese ideographic script) affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos and its waters in the East Sea.

A large number of Chinese ships stationed around the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig and aggressively barred Vietnamese law enforcement authority vessels from approaching.

The Vietnam Musicians Association will organise a large-scale music festival focusing on seas and islands next Sunday.

Developing close links between stakeholders involved in fruit production and consumption is one of the measures required to sustainably develop fruit production in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta, a forum heard last week.

President Barack Obama says the security of America's allies in Europe is sacrosanct. He says it's a cornerstone of U.S. security.

More than 100 representatives from governmental agencies, enterprises and organisations will attend the 2014 Vietnam-Singapore Business Forum (VSBF 2014), which is expected to promote economic cooperation between the two countries.

Thai consumer confidence jumped in May on hopes a new military government would impose order after months of political chaos that had threatened to tip the economy into recession.

In the context of a recent series of protests, some turning violent, the Ministry of Health presented with certificates of merit to the Ha Tinh General Hospital and their staff.

Electricity prices in islands have been reduced to the same level as those in the mainland as of June 1.