VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has hailed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its rapporteurs for raising mutual understanding among nations to ensure and promote human rights in a cooperative spirit and through constructive dialogue, including freedom of religion and belief.

Planes sent Thursday to check the spot where Chinese satellite images showed possible debris from the missing Malaysian jetliner found nothing, Malaysia's civil aviation chief said, deflating the latest lead in the six-day hunt.

The brand “Crafted in Quang Nam” has been successfully created for products made by Kim Bong woodwork and Thanh Ha pottery villages in the central province of Quang Nam.

Over 1,000 visitors attended a biennial Elephant Race held in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on March 12.

Government policies encourage the production of low-quality rice at the expense of high-quality rice producers, affecting the country’s competitiveness, according to one expert.

It was not overload that led to the collapse of Chu Va 6 suspension bridge in Lai Chau Province recently, said the Ministry of Transport.

A Vietnamese man was caught on March 10 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport while attempting to smuggle five African rhino horns weighing a total of 13.1 kg into the country.

The Ministry of Finance's inspection team has lost in a lawsuit for tax arrears, the judgement required that they return over VND7.17 billion to a company in HCM City.

A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two apartment buildings on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 60 and leaving nine missing. A tenant said residents had complained repeatedly in recent weeks about "unbearable"

Policy-makers and climate change experts from Southeast Asia have discussed ways of financing low-carbon green growth in the region at a workshop held yesterday in Hanoi.

Vietnam needs only 30-40 large banks to ensure the sufficient supply of capital for national enterprises, an official has said.

Murky satellite images that a Chinese science and defense agency said may show debris from the missing Malaysian Airlines jetliner provided a fresh clue in the search for the plane.

Scientists have examined additional legal evidence to support the Vietnamese lawsuit against US chemical companies, asking them to admit accountability for the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam.

German companies are ready to help Hanoi develop quality human resources to meet its socio-economic development tasks.

"Alright, good night" were the last heard words from the missing Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 - which were revealed for the first time at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday morning between the Malaysian government and Chinese relatives.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Colonel Vu Van Khanh from the Ministry of Defence’s Institute for Defence Strategy joined an ASEAN-EU security-defence seminar on defence and security policy which is taking place in Belgium from March 11-14.

Rolling Stone – the world’s leading music magazine on March 11 ran an article on Nguyen Ha Dong – a 28 year-old Vietnamese programmer whose Flappy Bird games have gone viral.

The recent media exposure of dog fighting in Vietnam has caused a flood of indignation, but are we really serious about the humane treatment of animals, or is it just out of sight, out of mind?

Many people living on Dong Van Karst Plateau have been facing a serious water shortage although nearly 100 reservoirs have built under the government’s approval.