VIETNAM TODAY

Police in Haiphong City have just arrested a local man for growing and selling marijuana out of his home.

The Thai National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on March 20 temporarily stopped Senate Speaker Nikom Vaiyaratpanich from working following an accusation of abusing power.

Low-income buyers will be allowed to mortgage their new houses or apartments to access loans from the VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) housing stimulus package.

Surging populations and economies in the developing world will cause a double crunch in demand for water and energy in the coming decades, the UN said on Friday.

The public bicycle pilot plan requires roads for bikes only and Hanoi's current infrastructure is unsuitable for this type of transportation, one expert said.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has just requested its local agencies and departments to stop using public emails such as Yahoo and Gmail for work.

The Minister of Transport explained that the high cost of construction for roads in Vietnam compared to other countries is due to slow site clearance.

Vietnam lost 2-4 to Birmingham in their last friendly match in the UK as part of their European tour on March 20.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the Nuclear Security Summit to be held in the Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24-25.

Vietnam has asked China to seriously investigate the recent acts of chasing and damaging two Vietnamese fishing vessels in Vietnam’s waters by several Chinese ships.

Danang City has been listed among the top ten most outstanding new emerging destinations in Asia in 2014, according to Agoda.com, the renowned hotel booking website of Asia.

Authorities in Thua Thien Hue Province have successfully dismantled a one-tonne bomb in A Luoi District with the support from foreign experts.

Police in Bac Ninh Province have decided to prosecute a local man for domestic abuse after allegedly beating his eight-year-old son to death.

“Love and sharing” was the theme of a ceremony in Hanoi on March 20, which was held in Vietnam for the first time in response to International Day of Happiness.

A large fire has burnt down Pho Hien Market in northern Hung Yen Province and caused an estimated loss of VND100 billion.

Hanoi blogger Pham Viet Dao has been sentenced to a 15-month imprisonment after pleading guilty to abusing his rights to freedom and democracy in order to infringe upon State interests, rights and legitimate interests of organisations or citizens under

Australia said Thursday that two objects possibly related to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 had been sighted at sea, marking a potential breakthrough in the nearly two-week search for the aircraft and its 239 passengers and crew.

A Kilo-class submarine christened HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh docked at Cam Ranh Bay in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa during the overnight hours of March 19.

The year 2014 has been so far a great start for most of the world’s real estate markets. As 2013 was a great year for the stock markets, many investors are cashing in profits and moving some of their