VIETNAM TODAY

A group exhibition, Out of Nowhere, which marks the grand opening of Sao La, a Galerie Quynh initiative, will feature works in a range of media from painting and photography to installation and video by 10 young artists based

Singapore-based marina club and property developer, ONE°15 recently has announced it has selected Vung Ro Bay in the central coastal province of Phu Yen to make its first-ever overseas investment.

World elite badminton athlete Nguyen Tien Minh has maintained his position in the top 10, although he has dropped in the rankings by a remarkable number of points.

National Assembly deputies proposed stricter regulations for waste materials imports while discussing the revised Environment Law at the ongoing seventh session of the 13th NA on May 30.

Vietnam has prepared evidence for a legal suit challenging China’s claim to waters off the Vietnamese coast and is considering the best time to file it, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said in an interview with Bloomberg.

The northern port city of Haiphong has established a 18 member organising board for Sea and Island Week 2014, led by Vice Chairman of Haiphong municipal People’s Committee Do Trung Thoai.

Asako Okiura stepped back and forth, looking attentively at a small oil painting of lotus flowers hanging at the ongoing exhibition of veteran artist Pham Luc.

Their hopes raised and dashed, relatives of passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines plane want a new plan to find it after the search was suspended following a new setback.

The US threw its weight behind a push by Japan to take a more active role in regional security and warned China to halt destabilizing actions in support of territorial claims.

A number of National Assembly deputies recently took a stand against the proposal to increase retirement ages for fear that it would drive up the unemployment rate among youth.

The Vietnam Association for the Conservation of Nature and the Environment has recognised an ancient banyan tree on Son Tra Mountain as the first official Heritage Tree in the central city.

Pi Nang Thi Hau glows as she tells people about a photo she took of her friends making banh tet (glutinous rice cakes) during the school's year-end celebration.

Most foreign businesses operating in the southern region have voiced their belief in the investment environment in Vietnam and affirmed they will continue with their operations in the country.

The Vietnamese delegation has held several meetings with foreign partners on the sidelines of the 13th IISS Asia Security Summit.

The Ministry of Health yesterday warned about a serious risk of dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks in summer if drastic prevention and containment measures are not taken.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a regional security forum that Tokyo would offer its "utmost support" to Southeast Asian countries - several locked in maritime rows with Beijing - in their efforts to protect their seas and airspace,

Chinese ships recently broadcast that Vietnamese ships should withdraw in the spirit of “mutual friendship”, while at the same time continuing their aggressive actions in the area.

The provisional representative board of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) was recognised in Vietnam at a ceremony on May 30.