VIETNAM TODAY

The recent brutal dog fight held by a group of young people in Hanoi has been widely opposed and greatly denounced by the public.

Ukraine refuses to follow "a scenario written by the Kremlin" but will not intervene militarily in Crimea, acting president Oleksandr Turchynov told AFP in an exclusive interview as his country sank deeper into crisis.

Vietnamese authorities said they have not received any confirmation from the Malaysian government regarding a plane reportedly tracked by their military to their west.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has urged the Ministry of Science and Technology to collaborate with the Ministry of Justice and other relevant ministries and agencies to design preferential policies to attract qualified experts for the atomic energy sector.

The World Bank has said that Vietnam loses about US$780 million per year (equivalent to 1.3% GDP) due to poor sanitation.

A recent survey found that many firms in Vietnam prefer to ask gangsters’ help to collect debts because of cumbersome legal proceedings, one official said.

Two suspect men who flew on a missing Malaysian airliner appear to have been Iranian illegal immigrants, officials said Tuesday, lessening fears of terrorism but shedding no light on the fate of the plane's 239 passengers and crew.

Equestrian activities have started to make their way into the middle classes of the largest city in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has greatly valued the World Health Organization (WHO)’s effective cooperation and assistance for Vietnam over the past years.

Sacombank has just announced a plan to merge with Southern Bank this year as part of the effort to step up the bank restructuring process.

Malaysia's military believes the missing jetliner turned and flew hundreds of kilometres to the west after it last made contact with civilian air traffic control, a senior officer said.

Vietnamese authorities have started to use the VNRedsat-1 satellite to capture images of Tho Thu Island to aid the land search for the missing Malaysian airliner.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to boost rebuilding efforts as the country marked the third anniversary Tuesday of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead, destroyed coastal communities and triggered a nuclear crisis.

About 16 of the 28 lakes at southern Binh Duong Province's Bien Hoa Airbase have been found to have dangerously high concentrations of dioxin.

The 2014 Ha Long Carnival will take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on April 30 night, announced the provincial People’s Committee.

Russia said Monday it is drafting counterproposals to a U.S. plan for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis, denouncing the new Western-backed government as an unacceptable "fait accompli" and claiming that Russian-leaning parts of the country have been

A policy to grant a 30-day visa exemption for foreign passport holders visiting Phu Quoc Island off the coast of the southern province of Kien Giang took effect on March 10.

Despite the massive search efforts of dozens ships and aircraft on the fourth day, evidence related to the missing Malaysian airliner remains lost at sea.

Vietnamese search forces on the March 11 morning will expand their operation for the missing Malaysian passenger plane to the west of Con Dao Island, 185 kilometers off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.