VIETNAM TODAY

Samsung Electronics Vietnam will be expanded in the future with its complex in Thai Nguyen Province, in addition to the one in Bac Ninh Province.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange and Dioxin (VAVA) on May 16 received nearly 12 billion VND (571,400 USD) from donors to help construct a centre for the social protection of the victims.

The Military Command in the southern province of Dong Thap has deployed nearly 100 soldiers to prevent and fight forest fires in Tram Chim National Park during the dry season.

The Vietnam National Museum of Nature, designed to be the leading museum of its kind in Vietnam, opened a new exhibition hall on the evolution of living things on Thursday.

Nearly 2,000 people gathered in Trocadéro Square in Paris on May 16 evening to protest against Chinese oil rig on the East Sea.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on May 16 talked on the phone with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Singaporean FM K. Shanmugam and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov.

Hanoi aims to become a green and clean city by 2030, with environmental pollution in the inner-city area to be solved, according to a recent plan approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

President Truong Tan Sang made clear Vietnam’s stance on China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in the East Sea while meeting with voters for National Assembly deputies in Ho Chi Minh City’s districts 1 and 3 on May 16.

Flappy Bird creator Nguyen Ha Dong has officially confirmed that his fortuitous and addictive “endless flapper” will be back in August with many new functions, including multiplayer.

More than 1,000 students from a secondary school in Hanoi formed a living map of Vietnam to show their patriotism during East Sea tensions.

A number of Vietnamese companies have halted importation of products from China in the wake of tensions over the East Sea.

Rescuers have recovered at least 29 bodies a day after a ferry capsized in a river during a storm in central Bangladesh and police estimate at least 100 others were missing, officials said Friday.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province are investigating a suspected water poisoning case in which hundreds of workers at local companies were sent to hospital after drinking water from the same source.

Vietnam National University (VNU) – Hanoi remained the country’s top university based on the latest rankings released by QS (Quacquarelli Symond), leading two other Vietnamese schools in the list of Asia’s best universities.

'Running man' Nguyen Xuan Tien has decided to auction his T-shirt which has with the autographs of European giant Arsenal's star footballers.

A large demonstration was held at Nha Trang University in protest of Chinese incursions on the territorial waters of the East Sea.

Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, with counting trends showing the pro-business Hindu nationalist and his party headed for the most resounding election victory the country has seen in thirty years.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it is increasing its presence in the Japanese market with the opening of two new air routes from Vietnam to Japan.

Authorities in HCM City are working to solve an ongoing shortage of preschool teachers, which is becoming a serious issue in meeting demand and quality standards for early childhood education.