VIETNAM TODAY

Hoang Van Phuc has opened up the possibility of resigning as chief coach of the national football squad after the squad’s upcoming Asian Cup qualifying match against Hong Kong (China).

Global warming will cut global crop production, wreak $1.45 trillion of economic damage and force mass migration from East, South and Southeast Asia coastal areas, warns a draft UN report on the environment

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and localities to speed up the restructuring of state-owned enterprises following the approved plan, determined to make clear progress in 2014.

The Tourism Association of the southern central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has announced 38 local tourist destinations known for providing high quality and safe services for visitors.

Some assessments about Vietnam in the US Department of State’s Reports on Human Rights Practices are based on inaccurate information, an official said.

The French Development Agency has committed a EUR110.5 million aid package, including EUR0.5 million in non-refundable aid, to Hanoi’s metro line project.

Hanoi’s Department of Transport has decided to raise the rate of city taxis installed with global positioning system (GPS) devices to 100 percent by 2015 in a bid to more strictly manage taxi enterprises operating in the capital.

Chinese police have rescued 382 abducted babies and arrested 1,094 suspects in a national operation that busted four major Internet-based baby trafficking rings, the Public Security Ministry said Friday.

The minister of transport has announced the initial findings of the inspection following the suspension bridge collapse, which show that faulty screws were the cause.

Facing a severe student shortage, many vocational training school classrooms equipped with expensive tools and machinery are going unused as enrollment remains stagnant.

The ministers discussed regional economic issues, agreeing on 2014 priorities towards the establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community and the completion of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by 2015.

Nearly 400 workers from a South Korean company in Binh Phuoc Province accused the firm of not paying their salaries for three months.

The US Department of State has recently released its annual reports on the human rights situation in many countries around the world, including Vietnam.

The Central Paediatrics Hospital on February 27 officially placed Vietnam’s first –ever robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery centre into operation with an estimated investment of VND100 billion.

The sight of young school-going gong players has become an everyday event in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) these days, due to efforts to include this performing art in school curriculums.

The State Bank of Vietnam has banned the use of the virtual currency, Bitcoin, for all domestic commercial banks.

Tan Son Nhat international airport is poised to undergo its most radical change and extensive construction since the main terminal was opened officials have announced.

The United Nations Children’s Fund has presented a humanitarian award to National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan for her contributions to the country’s efforts in child mortality rate reduction.