VIETNAM TODAY

A series of coordinated bomb attacks in restive southern Thailand hit convenience stores, gas stations and other locations, killing two people and wounding dozens, police said.

A festival is being held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 24-25 to mark the fifth anniversary of Lang Co recognized as a beautiful bay in the world.

The government is preparing necessary filings to bring China to the International Arbitration Court if China does not withdraw its drilling rig from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

The editor-in-chief of Bach Duong (Birch) magazine shed light on a Russian political expert’s comments in a recent article published on Russia’s RIA Novosti.

A 67-year-old woman in HCM City burned herself to death in front of Independence Palace on the morning of May 23 to protest China's aggressive actions in the East Sea.

Awards were granted to 17 groups of students as part of the Youth for Wildlife Protection Competition by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Thursday at a meeting organised in response to the International Day for Biological Diversity.

A blistering heat wave has hit Hanoi and northern and central provinces in recent days, leaving streets deserted and air conditioners on full blast.

More than 10,700 traffic accidents have occurred nationwide so far this year, killing 3,928 people and injuring another 10,556.

Despite difficulties and challenges, if international law, practices and regional commitments are fully respected and responsibilities shared, then there is a bright future for Asia.

Vietnam wants real peace, but not on impracticable terms based on greed and territorial expansion; and real friendship based on mutual respect, but not at the price of hegemony and dependence.

Writing on the blog of the World Economic Forum on May 23, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stressed the role of foreign direct investment in Vietnam's economy, reaffirming that FDI enterprises' success is taken as Vietnam's own.

Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote this weekend, President Vladimir Putin promised Friday, but he also voiced hope that Ukraine's new leader would halt the military operation against separatists in the east.

Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Paracel) and Spratly islands, said an international press conference held on May 23 in Hanoi.

The infringement of copyright and related rights in Vietnam has occurred in various fields, with many serious cases happening on the internet and in the digital environment, an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated on

Duong Tu Trong, the younger brother of the former chairman of Vinalines, Duong Chi Dung, received an 16 year sentence for aiding the flee of his older brother.

Five suicide bombers carried out the attack which killed 31 people in the capital of China's troubled Xinjiang region, state media reported a day after the deadliest terrorist attack to date in the region.

Iwashimizu Azusa buried the winning goal in the final moments of the second 15-minute extra time to help Japan edge out China 2-1 in the semi-final match at the AFC Women's Asian Cup yesterday at Thong Nhat Stadium in

The White House said on May 22 the US would support Vietnam’s use of legal action against China to settle a territorial dispute following China’s illegal placement of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the East Sea.

Thailand's military leaders summoned ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to a meeting on Friday, a day after army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha seized power in a bloodless coup and said he wanted to restore order following months of turmoil.