VIETNAM TODAY

The terraced fieds of Sa Pa in Vietnam's northern Lao Cai province have entered in the Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world, according to the Touropia.

Vietnam and Cambodia will start the construction of Chrey Thom bridge on January 14 to meet the increasing need for transport and trade between the two countries, said the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport on December 24.

Vietnam has become the third largest shrimp producer in the world, with an output of 548,000 tonnes in 2013, one agency said.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in conjunction with the municipal Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony on December 24 to welcome the 4 millionth foreign visitor, a Japanese, to the city.

The following is a DTiNews list of the worst traffic accidents of this year. There were nearly 10,000 fatalities in 2013, a number that is larger than last year.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a climate change mitigation and clean water supply project worth more than 4.7 million euro (over VND134 billion).

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will officially open its air route linking Nghe An’s provincial centre Vinh with the Lao capital of Vientiane on January 12, 2014.

Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vice President Don Tuan Phonghas awarded SOS Children Villages International President SiddhatharKaulthe“For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia.

Vingroup has officially opened its Vincom Mega Mall Times City complex in Hanoi on December 24.

Philippine survivors of one of the strongest typhoons ever to hit land on Tuesday defiantly prepared to celebrate Christmas in the ruins of their communities.

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An animal trainer employed at the Dai Nam Tourist Site, in the southern province of Binh Duong, was attacked and killed by an elephant on December 23.

An EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract for Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant construction in southern Binh Thuan province was signed in Hanoi on December 23.

The capital city of Hanoi will set up concentrated wastewater treatment systems at its 16 industrial clusters during the 2014-2015 period.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Russian State Duma to support co-operation programmes between the two countries, especially in trade, oil and gas and nuclear power.

The Asian Record Organization has recognized Hoi An’s signature Cao Lau specialty as one of the 10 dishes meeting the criteria of “Asian cuisine value”.

A wholly-foreign company has just won a lawsuit against Binh Thuan People’s Committee, which could set a precedent for other foreign investors to follow when facing administrative barriers in project development.

The unemployment rate of those aged 15-24 accounted for 48% of total unemployment in 2013, one official said.

Russia’s Mikhail Kalashnikov, the creator of the AK-47 assault rifle, died on Monday aged 94, Russian state news agency Itar-Tass reported.