VIETNAM TODAY

Floods caused by torrential rains in the central region have killed at least 31 people, left two missing and seriously injured three others, disaster officials said on November 17.

Vietnam’s export figures for October were up by a healthy 12.8%, compared to the previous month, reaching a total revenue of US$12.61 billion. Imports rose by 11% to US$12.51 billion.

Greenpeace organised protests in 263 cities around the world on Saturday to mark two months since 30 of its environmental activists were jailed in Russia over a demonstration against Arctic drilling.

A requiem for the souls of traffic accident victims was held at Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 16.

President Truong Tan Sang has held a November 16 meeting with 104 teachers honoured for their outstanding service during the 2008–2013 period.

From replacement kidneys to guns, cars, prosthetics and works of art, 3D printing is predicted to transform our lives in the coming decades as dramatically as the Internet did before it.

As of 2013, Vietnam has successfully carried out over 900 cases of kidney, liver and heart transplants, medical professionals noted at a conference in Hanoi on November 16.

Vietnam has become a pillar of India’s “Look East” policy, according to Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid.

Serious flooding has submerged many provinces in the Highlands and central region after heavy rains and hydropower discharges.

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe left on a two-day tour of Cambodia and Laos Saturday, completing a round of visits to Southeast Asian countries within a year since taking office.

Despite public concerns over unsafe vegetables, an official said that only 6% of marketed vegetables are unsafe.

Da Lat city is on its last- minute preparation work to celebrate a long-awaited tourism week which is scheduled from December 27 to 31.

One of the most acclaimed singers in France, the father of hits in 60s and 70s, Christophe, will come to Vietnam for the first time and perform at a charity concert to raise funds for street children.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea on November 15 held their second strategic defence dialogue in Seoul, during which they reviewed the bilateral defence cooperation outcomes over recent years and plotted the direction of future collaboration.

The UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia booked their tickets to the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia with victories in their qualifying group games on Friday.

The SBV has said they would encourage foreign credit institutions to contribute capital to help Vietnamese banks go through the restructuring process.

National Assembly deputies have adopted a resolution on the allocation of the 2014 State budget, after the proposal received 87.75 percent of the votes at the November 15 sitting.

The HCM City's Department of Education and Training said they would prefer virtual flowers and e-cards over fresh flower and gifts on Vietnamese Teachers' Day.

There is no roof, running water or electricity at the Divine Word Hospital in the typhoon-wrecked Philippine city of Tacloban, where three men lie waiting to have their legs amputated.