VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has established an overseas labour management office in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), following the Korea Employment Permit System (EPS) with the intention of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese guest workers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday pressed for all possible measures to be adopted to ensure effective use of next year's State budget.

Peach and kumquat growers in Hanoi have been worried about the cold weather, which has seriously affected the development of the trees.

Secretary of State John Kerry will present Israel and the Palestinians the broad outlines of what a final Mideast peace agreement could look like when he travels to the region this week, the State Department said on Monday.

Ho Chi Minh City remains its top slot in the Vietnam E-commerce Index 2013 which was announced by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) in a ceremony in Hanoi on December 30.

A cuttlefish boat coded BTh 88190 has got into difficulty and sunk off the central coastal province of Binh Thuan while fishing near Phan Thiet beach, leaving four of the five people on board missing.

Chess champion Tran Tuan Minh from Hanoi secured the third place at the U16 event of the 2013 World Championships, which concluded in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 29.

President Truong Tan Sang has asked the Dak Lak province to fully exploit its rich agro-forestry land resources to avoid wastefulness.

A one-page-long story on lesbians received first prize at a writing contest for short stories on lesbian, gay, bi-gender and transgender (LGBT) issues.

Even though students in Vietnamese schools in are allowed to choose among five foreign languages, English has attracted the majority of learners at the expense of other languages.

Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery following a weekend skiing accident that has stunned drivers, fans and athletes around the world.

Hanoi has banned vehicles travelling along many local streets to ease traffic jams in the lead-up to Tet.

Despite economic difficulties, Vietnamese people still spent billions of US dollars this year buying luxury cars or mobile phones.

The emerging of a third platform (Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Social) will change the main themes of the IT and telecoms market in Vietnam in 2014, according to a report listing the top 10 predictions for next year's ICT.

Only 20-30% of Vietnamese real estate firms are forecast to survive through the next year, said the Vice Chairman of HCM City Real Estate Association.

A suicide bomber struck a busy railway station in southern Russia on Sunday, killing at least 15 other people and wounding scores more, officials said, in a stark reminder of the threat Russia is facing as it prepares to

The Science and Technology Journalists Club and the Science and Technology Communication Research and Development Centre have selected and announced the sector’s most notable events in 2013.

Rescue workers have found the bodies of seven students who went missing during their camping trip in April 30 Beach in HCM City.

Vietnam’s exports are forecast to enjoy a good year in 2014 thanks to the country’s efforts to expand markets and new opportunities generated from trade deals.