VIETNAM TODAY

The Civil Aviation Authority admitted that they carelessly allowed 600 blocks of heroin to pass security because their employees are not trained to detect heroin.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Japan from December 12 – 15 and attend the ASEAN – Japan Commemorative Summit to mark the 40th anniversary of the ASEAN – Japan dialogue relations.

Relevant Yemeni agencies confirmed no Vietnamese were killed in a bloody terrorist attack in Capital Sana’a on December 5, according to the Vietnamese embassy in Saudi Arabia.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial Meeting opened in Singapore on December 7 with the participation of trade ministers and officials from the 12 TPP parties.

According to several experts, Vietnam's education system still has many problems that must be addressed despite good results from the PISA test.

The Hanoi People’s Council adopted 17 important resolutions during its eighth session, which wrapped up in the capital city on December 6.

Nguyen Quang Vinh, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Sustainable Development Business Office Director, believes the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative would only benefit Vietnam’s natural resources management and promising mineral, gas, and oil industries.

Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of health warning.

Vietnamese exporters should be prepared to cope with an increasing number of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits filed by key export markets, heard a conference held yesterday in HCM City.

Police in Quang Ninh Province are investigating three alcohol poisoning cases that caused four fatalities in the past few days.

Miss Jewelry 2013 Lo Thi Huong Tram will represent Vietnam at the 2013 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo from December 6–17.

Reigning champions Spain will begin their defence of the World Cup with a rematch of the 2010 final against the Netherlands in Salvador on June 12 next year after the finals draw was made on Friday.

Vietnamese and Chinese Governmental negotiating delegates on border and territory gathered at a plenary session in Hanoi on December 5-7.

The German Society for International Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development met in Hanoi on December 6 to review the implementation of a German-funded Vietnamese forest biodiversity preservation project.

Market watch officials and technological experts have warned parents to pay more attention to the quality of toys they purchase to better protect their children.

Remains of a US serviceman who died during the Vietnam War were handed over to the US at Noi Bai International Airport on December 6.

Top Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is facing a $164 million lawsuit after violating the country's controversial one-child policy, state media reported Friday, prompting renewed debate around the rules.

German photographer Astrid Schulz will present her photos depicting the full flavours of Vietnamese cuisine at an exhibition that will open to the Hanoian public on Saturday.

A car bomb attack targeting the Yemeni Defence Ministry complex in capital Sana’a on December 5 killed 52 people, including two Vietnamese nationals.