VIETNAM TODAY

Despite market fluctuations and adverse weather, the agricultural sector’s export earnings rose 1.5% in the past 11 months to US$25.25 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A Vietnam-Japan security dialogue at the deputy ministerial level, the first of its kind between the two countries, was held in Hanoi on November 26.

The capital city will host its first ever experimental music festival from November 30 to December 8.

A Pacific islander's bid to become the world's first climate change refugee failed Tuesday, with a New Zealand judge describing his case as "unconvincing".

About 70 Vietnamese surgeons, anaesthesiologists and doctors on November 26 conducted an operation on conjoined twins fused from the upper thorax to lower belly.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade faced public adversity concerning the transparency of their decisions.

An annual forum was held in Hanoi on November 25 seeking ways to support the development of the domestic food production market, improving product quality and safety and ensuring benefits for farmers.

Thousands of workers in Can Tho City have expressed concerns after hearing that some children were mistreated at childcare centres.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed localities to take measures to prevent and handle foot-and-mouth disease which has reappeared in five northern central provinces.

Kuwait's supreme court upheld Monday a death sentence against a woman for murdering her Filipina maid after torturing her, and confirmed a 10-year sentence on her disabled husband.

Mobile services providers are using various methods to retain their regular customers, as the local market is reaching a saturation point with 140 million mobile subscribers.

The government of Vietnam will continue finalising policy and improving its business environment to turn the Mekong Delta into a reliable investment destination.

As Vietnam readies for the upcoming flu season, the US Agency for International Development has donated 4,000 sets of personal protective equipment to help animal health workers respond quickly to potential new outbreaks of avian influenza, infectious diseases, and

Authorities on November 24 temporarily taken into custody nearly 100 people suspected of using drugs at Feeling Bar in Au Co Road, Tan Binh District, HCM City.

Thailand is targeting to reclaim the world leading rice exporter next year as it maintains its original projection to export 7 million tonnes of rice this year, the Thai Ministry of Commerce has said.

The Defence Ministries of Vietnam and New Zealand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on November 25 to strengthen bilateral ties.

Pop diva Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards (AMA), while other big winners included British boy band One Direction and crooner Justin Timberlake.

A private university in Hanoi has been found using fake documents to enroll 145 students as they were unable to attract enough students during the entrance exams.