VIETNAM TODAY

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III shared their deep concern about the "current extremely dangerous situation in the East Sea".

On May 21, China maintained the presence of 95 ships of various kinds around its Haiyang Shiyou-981 drilling rig placed in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

A Vietnamese war veteran has sent an open letter to Chinese First Lady, Peng Liyuan, asking for her due attention to the rising tension between Vietnam and China over the East Sea issues.

Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 21 to discuss bilateral issues and recent developments in the East Sea.

Leaders of foreign banks operating in Vietnam highlighted the Vietnamese Government and State Bank of Vietnam’s timely reactions in dealing with impacts from the East Sea issue.

Two giant pandas arrived in Malaysia from China on Wednesday after a one-month delay due to the missing Malaysian jetliner.

Thailand's army chief summoned leaders of rival political groups and parties, Election Commission members and senators to a meeting on Wednesday, a day after he declared martial law, to discuss a way out of the country's political turmoil.

NA's Deputy Duong Trung Quoc said that the NA should issue a resolution to deal with issues surrounding the East Sea dispute with China.

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has asked China stop taking unilateral action in the East Sea, and instead sit down at the negotiating table and amicably settle territorial disputes with Vietnam.

Vietnamese authorities are seeking for solutions to attract more foreign investment in agriculture which currently accounts for only around 1% of the country’s total FDI.

Vietnamese women will face their Thai rivals on May 21 in a play-off match to determine the fifth Asian ticket to the Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada.

Authorities in Binh Duong Province has announced that it will give VND700 billion in support to workers at firms that were affected by the violent anti-China protest on May 13.

A well-known American dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has announced more than 150 new words and definitions for 2014, including the Vietnamese word “Pho”.

Twin car bombings in central Nigeria killed at least 118 people and brought entire buildings down Tuesday, in the latest affront to the government's internationally-backed security crackdown.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2014 and pay a working visit to the Philippines from May 21-22 at the invitation of Philippine President Benigno Aquino and WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab.

Two Russian journalists that Moscow has accused Kiev of holding captive in eastern Ukraine were carrying anti-aircraft missiles, the United States said Tuesday, questioning the status of the pair.

As of May 20, China maintained the presence of more than 90 ships defending their rig, several of which kept approaching and attacking Vietnamese ships.

Vietnam is facing a high risk of increases in HIV/AIDS rates due to the country’s limited budget for the disease prevention and control.

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has reiterated Vietnam’s policy of protecting sovereignty by peaceful measures to maintain safe navigation in the East Sea.