VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and localities to prepare measures to ensure road safety and tackle traffic jams during the upcoming holidays for Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

According to the Ramsar Convention, the picturesque Con Dao National Park in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been internationally recognised as a new wetland Ramsar site.

Paul Reed, a Vietnam War veteran, returned a wartime diary he had kept since the 1960s to its author, a Vietnamese soldier, and said the book helped him escape the haunting ghost of an unjust war.

The Prime Minister has approved a new project to implement a sustainable supply chain for the Tra fish (pangasius) industry.

After more than three days of frustration and failure, divers on Sunday finally found a way into a submerged ferry off South Korea's southern shore, discovering more than a dozen bodies inside the ship and pushing the confirmed death

Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy launched a thermal treatment system of a dioxin remediation project at Danang airport in central Vietnam on April 19.

As several travel companies struggle to come up with new ideas for tours, many are discouraged to see copycat companies take their ideas almost immediately.

In a recent surprise announcement, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said it will not send younger players to the U22 Asian Cup in 2015.

No new measles cases have been detected in 10 provinces over the past three weeks, while doctors insist vaccination is the most effective preventive measure against the disease.

The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need — three of whom were seen lifeless in the

The minister of Transport strongly criticised the rail sector for its disorganisation, something which has been widely complained about by customers.

The For the Future of Vietnam Football programme will kick off its third season on a larger scale, bringing more opportunities for the local children during their summer vacation.

Vietnam wants to sign the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade / Voluntary Partnerships Agreement (FLEGT VPA) with the European Union (EU) by October.

The WHO's Representative to Vietnam said that health officials should consider the current outbreak of measles an emergency, as the number of fatalities continues to rise.

Vietnam needs to have a comprehensive, unified set of rules to control water pollution in the country, because the problem has assumed very serious proportions, experts and officials said at a recent workshop.

Divers searching for survivors of a capsized South Korean ferry saw three bodies floating through a window of a passenger cabin on Saturday but were unable to retrieve them, the coastguard said, hours after the ship's captain was arrested.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has announced a national action plan on green growth, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of clean and renewable energy.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has urged the municipal authorities to take drastic measures to contain measles outbreak, which have so far killed 25 people, mostly under-10-year-old children.

A new version of an e-book device has been launched in Vietnam as part of the effort to promote education reform in the country.