VIETNAM TODAY

Five Vietnamese destinations have been listed among 19 places in Southeast Asia that will “actually change your life” by the US’ Huffington Post newspaper.

The UN Security Council will hold consultations Thursday over North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests, the council presidency said Thursday.

Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group plans to invite limbless Australian motivator Nick Vujicic to return to Vietnam again this May.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will join leaders of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand to attend the second Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit in HCM City on April 5.

Around 800 out of 1,944 suspension bridges in Vietnam are in need of repair, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Samsung voiced annoyance Thursday after South Korean telecoms operators released its latest smartphone ahead of schedule in order to dodge sales restrictions imposed by regulators.

The Ministry of Transport has announced the names of 10 officials who may have to account for their responsibilities concerning the JTC's bribery allegations, including one former deputy minister.

The People's Committee of Haiphong City and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on March 27 held a national seminar on green growth and green port city.

A power saving programme has been launched in 27 northern cities and provinces to raise public awareness about the importance of saving electricity.

Music researchers are worried about the profusion of new tai tu (amateur) music clubs in HCM City and southern provinces after the music was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible world heritage.

Vietnam, which has kept its foreign direct investment policies unchanged for a long time, needs to change them now if it wants to attract more inflows, an expert has said.

Thunderstorms and gale-force winds threatened to impede a frantic international search Thursday for wreckage from Flight MH370 after satellite images of more than 100 floating objects sparked fresh hopes of a breakthrough.

An architect has just proposed building a high-end tourist town in Son Tra Peninsula, aiming to make Danang a major attraction in Asia.

One US veteran has chosen a Vietnamese charity that provides vocational training and job placement for disabled people in Nghe An Province as his last resting place.

The European Union (EU) will raise the amount of development assistance for Vietnam to 400 million EUR for the 2014-2020 period, according to Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service (EEAS) David O’Sullivan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung landed in Havana on March 26, beginning his two-day official visit to Cuba at the invitation of President of the State Council and Council of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz.

Police has arrested six banking officials from a state-owned bank located in Ca Mau Province for violating lending regulations causing huge losses.

There were more than 6,500 road traffic collisions in the first quarter of this year, resulting in 2,427 deaths and 6,462 injuries, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

US First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday wrapped up a week-long trip to China by feeding a panda before having a yak-based lunch at a Tibetan restaurant.