VIETNAM TODAY

Pham Huong, a 23-year old student from Ho Chi Minh City, was selected first runner-up at the Miss World Sport, a beauty pageant in the framework of Sochi Olympic 2014 in Russia.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the target of anti-government protesters who have blocked parts of Bangkok for weeks, has left the city and is staying 150 km (90 miles) away, her office said on Monday, without specifying the location.

More signs of evident scams from Rung Toan Cau Company continue to surface, prompting Thanh Hoa Province authorities to issue warnings.

When the the rainy season comes, around a dozen of floating houses anchor near the Red riverside to keep their homes from floating downstream.

Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel has successfully produced an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as drone.

At least eight people have been confirmed dead, and 41 others injured after a suspension bridge collapsed in Lai Chau province this morning.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held in Nam Dinh City yesterday for a project that would upgrade major waterway corridors and river ports in the Lach Giang Estuary.

Students with severe disabilities will be allowed to enter universities and colleges without taking examinations, according to a recent joint circular on educational policies.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation over 2014-2019 in Beijing on February 23.

A new era dawned in Ukraine on Sunday as parliament appointed a pro-Western interim leader after ousted president Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev to escape retribution for a week of deadly carnage.

The US Embassy in Hanoi and its Consulate General in HCM City have announced the launch of a new visa processing service for the US at post offices nationwide from Feb. 22.

As many as 40,000 families in central provinces will receive financial assistance to build flood-proof houses under a Ministry of Construction proposal approved by the Government on February 20.

Vietnam’s military-run telecom group Viettel has successfully produced an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as drone.

A photo contest entitled “Land and People” aiming to capture the spirit of the daily lives of rural Vietnam has received more than 2,500 entries.

An anti-smoking publicity campaign was launched on February 22 in a bid to raise people’s awareness on the ill effects the habit brings to both smokers and non-smokers.

A Finance Ministry delegation led by Minister Dinh Tien Dung will pay a working visit to the US from March 8-15 at the invitation of his US counterpart Secretary Jack Lew.

According to Moody's, bad debt in the Vietnamese banking system accounts for at least 15% of its total assets, an assessment the State Bank of Vietnam denies.

Shanghai-based Uma Wang on Saturday offered a collection that drew deeply on traditional patterns of her native China and the style of mediaeval Italian courtesans at Milan Fashion Week.

The Republic of Korea’s Samsung group has drawn up a very ambitious expansion plan to revamp its operations in Vietnam and take full advantage of the country’s sound investment climate and highly-skilled human resources.