VIETNAM TODAY

HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with an exhibition displaying paintings and sculptures by some of Vietnam's top artists at the Fine Arts Museum.

Authorities and police in HCM City are searching for a new-born child who was kidnapped from a local hospital yesterday afternoon.

Police in Thai Nguyen Province have decided to prosecute the people those who incited violence at a local Samsung factory, accusing them of damaging public property and public disorder.

Many enterprises, restaurants and supermarkets in Hanoi and HCM City need more seasonal workers as the Lunar New Year holidays are approaching.

Eight young Vietnamese scientists will attend the second Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) themed “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World”, taking place in Singapore from January 19-21.

The parents of a teenage girl who was run over and killed by two emergency vehicles after an Asiana Airlines crash have filed a claim against the city of San Francisco, saying rescuers were reckless and poorly trained.

A communication campaign has been launched in the northern province of Quang Ninh in a bid to raise public awareness about the need to protect bears during the first tourism months of 2014.

Even though bicycles have become less popular these days, many Hanoians have started to collect vintage bicycles just for love and nostalgia.

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano has spoken highly of Vietnam’s preparations for nuclear power development, pledging more support from the agency to the country in this field.

Organisers of the country's longest festival, the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival, expect to reap the benefits of recent improvements made to appeal to more tourists.

Foreign embassies in Bangkok have expressed concern about the situation ahead of the opposition People’s Democratic Reform Committee’s planned "shutdown" of the capital on January 13.

The Vietnam Food Association has forecasted Vietnamese rice will face tough competition from Thailand and other rice-exporting Asian nations in 2014.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday paid a working visit to Chieng Ban Commune, Mai Son District, Son La Province, while on tour of the northern mountainous province.

Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world's biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.

The General Director of the Vietnam Electricity Group assured the public in an interview with DTiNews that there will be no insolvency or bankruptcy.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, recently instructed citizens to prevent forest fires and urged them to make it a top priority during this dry season.

The State Bank of Vietnam has recently issued a circular, which will be effective on February 14, 2014, to regulate the opening and usage of foreign currency accounts to serve direct investment activities in other countries.

Singapore will organise the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) for the second time from January 19-24 under the theme “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World”.

Expectant mothers and families carrying foetuses with suspected or diagnosed congenital heart disease should receive proper counseling because they are often depressed, scared and anxious, said a Malaysia expert.