VIETNAM TODAY

A history professor from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, stressed the importance of properly honouring the heroes who died during the 1979 border war with China.

Thailand deployed thousands of riot police in Bangkok on Friday to try to reclaim the government headquarters and other areas occupied by protesters seeking to force the prime minister from office.

Vietnam on February 13 banned smuggled poultry from entering four northern provinces following the H7N9 bird flu situation in southern China.

A recent study has revealed the economic benefits of wastewater collection and treatment systems far surpass their investment costs.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has stressed the need to renovate exams and education management at a February 13 conference held by the Ministry of Education and Training.

From rooms kitted out like medical clinics where couples can play "doctors and nurses" to grottos where it is permanently Christmas, Japan's "Love Hotels" cater to almost every taste, offering a few hours of reasonably-priced privacy in a crowded country.

Coffee growers in the Central Highlands are feeling optimistic as the value of coffee has increased considerably.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will continue to support disadvantaged children in the central province of Ninh Thuan, UNICEF Vietnam Representative Lotta Sylwander said while visiting the province on February 13.

The northern province of Quang Ninh will host an international scientific seminar on special economic zones over March 20–21.

One of the biggest spring festivals of Vietnam, the Tran Temple festival, opened last night in the northern Thai Binh province.

Football superstar David Beckham visited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country's deadliest ever typhoon -- although not everyone was sure of his identity.

After the creator of the addictive mobile game Flappy Bird took down the game, many continue earning good money from its popularity.

Foreign companies have come to dominate the Vietnamese fast food market, which is seen by many to have great potential for development.

More than 240 people have tested positive for measles in 24 provinces since the beginning of the year, including three child fatalities, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health.

Couples looking to enjoy a romantic Valentine's Day at one Chinese cinema will be out of luck this Friday, thwarted by singles who bought up all the odd-numbered seats.

Hanoi's Department of Transport was working on a project to collect road maintenance fees from vehicles on the Thang Long Boulevard, according to the deputy head of the department, Nguyen Xuan Tan.

Vietnam has shown its interest in purchasing Austria’s Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle at the ongoing 2014 Singapore Airshow.

A contest to seek the best projects for preserving, embellishing and promoting the value of the archaeological site at No. 18 Hoang Dieu Street, which lies in the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel, was launched in Hanoi on February 12.

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Seoul on Thursday for discussions on North Korea's nuclear programme, a day after high-level inter-Korean talks failed to resolve a row over looming South Korea-US military drills.