VIETNAM TODAY

A 25-year-old mother from HCM City's Binh Thanh District was unsure about what to do when she became pregnant as she had contracted the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from her husband, who had once been a user of recreational drugs.

A number of Vietnamese protestors in Sweden and Norway showed their solidarity with their countrymen in a march to oppose illegal Chinese actions in the East Sea.

Vietnam ensures the security and safety of foreign tourists visiting the country, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan has confirmed.

Many shops and agencies have slashed retail milk product prices by 10% to 21% in anticipation of new regulations taking effect from June 1.

More than $48 trillion must be invested by 2035 to meet global energy needs as current technologies go offline and demand rises in emerging nations, the International Energy Agency said in a report launched in London on Tuesday.

President Truong Tan Sang on June 2 hosted a reception for the visiting US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker who stated that the US is keen on boosting ties with Vietnam in all fields.

The on-going tension on the East Sea following China's illegal placement of an oil rig inside Vietnam's exclusive economic zone has been included into this year’s high school graduation literature exam.

Thousands of people flocked to Quy Nhon beach in Binh Dinh Province on the Doan Ngo Festival as they believe that bathing will help them get rid of all diseases.

The governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Binh, said that Vietnamese banks will disburse a total VND10 trillion in support of local fishermen.

More than 130 mayors and leaders of various cities round the world, including Hai Duong, Da Nang and Khanh Hoa of Vietnam, are attending the fifth World Cities Summit, held in Singapore from June 1-4.

Russian conductor Alexander Polyanichko will be the highlight of a concert with the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra on June 6 and 7.

Deputy PM, Hoang Trung Hai, assigned ministries and localities to make preparation plans in case of severe weather incidents this year.

Thirteen Vietnamese people were killed and four others injured after a van rammed at the rear of a parked truck in Thailand on June 2.

Japan will on Monday start constructing an underground ice wall at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, freezing the soil under broken reactors to slow the build-up of radioactive water, officials said.

A Vietnamese fishing ship attacked and sunk by a Chinese vessel within Vietnamese waters was salvaged on June 1 to get evidence to denounce China’s aggressive actions.

Australia has granted refugee visas to more than 500 Afghans for their help during its mission in the war-torn nation, saying their safety would be jeopardised by remaining in the country.

The Vietnam Assets Management Company lans to purchase between VND70 trillion and VND100 trillion worth of non-performing loans this year.

Vietnam expects to take delivery of coastguard ships from Japan early next year, vice defence minister, Nguyen Chi Vinh, said in an interview with Reuters on Sunday.

More than 900,000 high school students nationwide started the national graduation exams today, June 2.