VIETNAM TODAY

Pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian helicopter in fierce fighting near the eastern town of Slaviansk on Monday, and Kiev drafted police special forces to the southwestern port city of Odessa to halt a feared westward spread of rebellion.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the 24 th ASEAN Summit scheduled for May 10-11 in Myanmar ’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw.

Even though there have been many warnings about redundancy in the fields of finance and banking, students continue to apply to these departments.

Thirty-two outstanding teams, chosen from 161 nationwide, will compete in the final round of the Robocon Vietnam 2014, from May 6-11.

Vo Cong Chanh, former Deputy Director of the Danang Department of Home Affairs, has been appointed Director of the department cum chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa (Paracel) island district.

The current preferential policies toward FDI firms may hinder Vietnam's economic development and result in dependance, one official said.

The South Korean government is scrambling to fix what the prime minister calls the "deep-rooted evils" that contributed to last month's ferry sinking, which left more than 300 people dead or missing.

More small banks have been merging into larger banks in Vietnam, a trend that is expected to result in difficulties for small and new companies.

Vietnam civil aviation officials gave an explanation for a 17-minute ATC call gap and denied Vietnam's responsibility for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Government officials from Australia, China and Malaysia pledged on Monday not to give up searching for a Malaysia Airlines jetliner that disappeared almost two months ago, despite lingering questions about how to proceed and who will pay.

A national conference on how to further efforts to fight and prevent corruption opened in Hanoi on May 5.

The Natural Resources and Environment Department of northern Tuyen Quang Province has refused to grant licenses for 13 mining companies and ordered 27 others to shut down in April.

Several dozen Russian planes including what appeared to be strategic bombers and fighter jets have been spotted in the sky above the Moscow-controlled peninsula of Crimea, witnesses and experts said.

As many as 117 people died and 151 injured from traffic accidents in Vietnam during the five-day holiday (April 30-May 5).

A new museum which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be inaugurated on May 5.

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, but officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.

The annual Lang Co – World Beautiful Bay Festival 2014 celebrating the fifth year of Lang Co Bay's entry into the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World (World-Bays) will be held in Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Lang

Any activity conducted by foreign countries in Vietnam’s waters without permission is illegal and void, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has affirmed.

A collection of 60 photos featuring General Vo Nguyen Giap leading the charge in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu opened in Vung Chua, Quang Dong commune in central Quang Binh province on May 4.