VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Hung set a new men’s triple jump record (16.67 metres) and brought home a gold at the on-going 27th SEA Games.

Parts of the ceiling at the Apollo Theatre in central London collapsed during a packed performance on Thursday night, leaving some 76 people injured, several of them seriously, officials said.

An employee of a Vietnamese bank has been arrested for being involved in using fake gold as collateral to withdraw VND19 billion (USD904,761) from the bank.

Cuba announced it will ease restrictions on car imports for the first time in half a century, marking the end of an era that made icons of the island's vintage automobiles.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has laid emphasis on the need for Vietnam and China to boost exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties’ agencies.

Rampant abuse of antibiotics by the general public and doctors is seeing an alarming increase, and will only lead to more resistance of the drug in patients, experts have warned.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just held a meeting with central and local Party agencies, various ministries and other organisations on the critical issue of wildlife conservation.

Despite global economic crisis, the insurance market continues to post a rapid growth in ASEAN countries and new emerging economies.

In a bid to preserve the city's history, owners of Western-style villas built in Hanoi before 1954 are no longer allowed to transfer ownership or remodel these homes.

How to enhance competitiveness, increase economic values and expand market for the handicraft sector were major subjects discussed at a recent workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Many electronics stores in Vietnam are facing the risk of bankruptcy after a period of rapid expansion and competition.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has asked all teachers and students to sing national anthem at ceremonies.

Over the past four years, Vietnamese and Japanese experts have joined efforts to preserve the UNESCO-recognised Thang Long-Hanoi Citadel while promoting its image to the world under a project financed by the Japanese Fund-in-Trust.

The British Royal Navy ship HMS Daring on December 18 arrived at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang , starting its four-day visit to Vietnam.

Ha Thi Khiet, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, extended her best Christmas wishes to the Catholic dignitaries and followers when visiting the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) and the Archdiocese of Hanoi on December 18.

Quyen Do, a final year student from Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, Vietnam just won a design competition co-organised by Autodesk in cooperation with ASEANPrenuers - an ASEAN based student body.

A Canadian-funded project has helped build dozens of models for producing safe fruits, vegetables and meat in eight cities and provinces.

A lawyer from the Hanoi Bar Association said that recovering money embezzled by the former leaders of the Vinalines posed challenges.

The Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade have just agreed to an increase in fuel prices of VND600 per litre starting December 18.