VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has to improve provision of social protection for women and girls because current policies are not inclusive enough, officials and experts said at a policy dialogue held in the capital city yesterday.

Why does BMW choose the US to be its largest production site? Is there anything Vietnam can learn from the renaissance of the US automobile industry?

Leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand will attend the second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra testified Monday in front of anti-graft officials over negligence charges that could lead to her removal from office and a ban from politics.

A cultural programme entitled "Mua xuan ton vinh van hoa dan toc 2014", or ‘Spring Honours National Culture 2014" will take place from April 5-9 as part of activities to honour the country’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Vietnam sincerely appreciates the invaluable assistance the World Bank (WB) has provided in bolstering the national development process, has said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh.

Hanoi authorities have proposed that the Ministry of Transport issue specific colour card for taxis in the city to prevent fake taxi firms.

Many drivers have complained having been robbed while waiting to deliver produce loads to China at Tan Thanh Border Gate in Lang Son Province.

The development of large-scale casinos nationwide has raised concerns over the growth of a future Van Don Special Economic Zone.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 3-5, according to a Foreign Ministry statement released yesterday.

The northern and north-central regions are experiencing a developing heat wave before experiencing a cold spell in a couple of days, according to central weather experts.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said there was no time limit on the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, missing for more than three weeks in the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has warned the first online Vietnam Bitcoin Trading Centre (VBTC) is illegal and all of its trading activities are not protected by law.

A cultural event highlighting the Khau Vai Love Market will take place on April 24 to 26 in the northern Ha Giang Province's Meo Vac District, a local official said.

An All Nippon Airways of Japan (ANA) plane landed at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on March 30, kick-starting a weekly direct air route between Hanoi and Haneda (Tokyo).

The only world top 10 athlete Nguyen Tien Minh had no rival at the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge.

Soaring carbon emissions will amplify the risk of conflict, hunger, floods and migration this century, the UN's expert panel said Monday in a landmark report on the impact of climate change.

Reforming the approach to managing official development assistance (ODA) infrastructure projects with the aim of speeding up disbursement of funds was the subject of a conference held in Hanoi on March 29.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left the Haitan capital Port-au-Prince capital on March 29 (Vietnam time), concluding the last leg of an overseas tour which previously took him to the Netherlands and Cuba.