VIETNAM TODAY

The State Bank of Vietnam entered into credit agreements with the World Bank (WB) on April 24 of close to US$390 million for projects to modernise of some of the nation’s poorest areas.

Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of "consequences" if Kiev used the army against its own people.

Hundreds of tonnes of garbage have been sitting for days on the streets of Can Tho after the city's main landfill was blocked.

Twenty two teams from Vietnam, Japan and Malaysia are set to participate in a cycling tournament from May 1-6 to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

The body of 29-year-old Vietnamese Phan Ngoc Thanh, who was on board the capsized vessel Sewol off the Republic of Korea’s southwestern coast, was discovered at 10:00 pm on April 23.

The central province of Quang Binh in coordination with Vietnam Helicopter Corporation on April 24 launched helicopter tours of heritage sites and other tourist destinations in the locality.

A couple from Yen Bai Province decided to hold their wedding at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi just before the bride went into surgery.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health pointed to a drop in the number of measles cases in Vietnam as a positive sign for measles control efforts.

The PM has agreed with the national plan of action for HIV/AIDS-affected children in the 2014-2020 period.

President Barack Obama is seeking to reassure Japanese leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges to Asia even as the crisis in Ukraine demands U.S. attention and resources elsewhere.

The Olympic Council of Asia has acquiesced to Vietnam’s bid to withdraw from staging the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18) in 2019.

Copyright violations remain a serious problem in Vietnam despite a plethora of laws, especially with movies being pirated through the internet, causing losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives of the more than 140 still missing pressed the government to

The minister of Planning and Investment said that he has heard many complaints from businesses over complicated investment procedures, which has caused him a “headache”.

Vietnamese authorities have busted a large drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam and then to China.

As Vietnam welcomes 4.5 million foreign arrivals for tourism and business every year, it’s become a matter of high necessity for telecommunication service providers to offer packages catering to their best interests, said a report on the Thanh nien

Airbus on April 23 announced it has selected Hanoi-based Nikkiso Vietnam Company to manufacture its aircraft spare parts in Vietnam.

Ukraine's government has formally ended an Easter truce and is relaunching the "active phase" of an "anti-terrorist operation" to eliminate armed pro-Russian separatist groups in the east, First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Yarema said on Wednesday.

Many in HCM City have turned to buying homes to rent in the context of a sharp fall of deposit interest rates and the frozen stock market.