VIETNAM TODAY

Binh Duong’s industrial zones attracted more than US$42.4 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in October, bringing the ten-month value of FDI to US$1.198 billion.

Saudi authorities began Monday a clampdown on illegal immigrants after the end of an amnesty that gave overstayers and workers a grace period to leave or legalise their status.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 4 approved the list of Vietnamese delegation to attend the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Myanmar this December.

Vietnamese scientists have discovered 46 medicinal plant species and remedies that may be able to replace endangered wildlife products used to cure diseases.

After being denounced for delaying work, chairman of Binh Duong Province accused the chairman of Dai Nam JSC of violating the government's regulations.

The central city is planning to build a new exhibition centre to store and display collections of artefacts and documents on Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, chairman of Hoang Sa district Dang Cong Ngu said.

Britain is scrapping a plan to force visitors from six "high-risk" countries to pay a cash bond of £3,000, the Home Office has said.

The director of HCM City’s Department of Construction announced an overall inspection over the illegal encroachment of local river banks.

The first International Conference on Spiritual Tourism for Sustainable Development will be held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 21-22, an official has said.

As many as 52 countries and territories had new investment projects in Vietnam in the first ten months of this year.

Thirteen student teams of different grades will represent Vietnam at the International Robothon Competition to be held in the Philippines on November 23.

Central localities have taken urgent measures to prepare for storm Krosa, which is making landfall in localities from Da Nang City to Quang Ngai Province early Tuesday morning.

A packed tourist ferry sank Sunday off the Thai resort of Pattaya, killing six passengers including three foreigners.

Vietnam always attaches importance to boosting the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the Middle East- North Africa, top Vietnamese diplomat has said.

More than 100 photos capturing General Vo Nguyen Giap’s lifelong passion and concern for bettering Vietnamese youth are being displayed in Hanoi on November 2–3.

Over 2,000 people, including students, workers, armed forces and retirees on November 2 joined a march in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion the country’s population reached 90 million a day earlier.

Central provinces and cities quickly prepared for storm Krosa, the 12th tropical storm to hit the country this year, which was predicted to make landfall on the central region's coastline next Monday accompanied by torrential rain.

Chinese police have detained two people after 11 died and 17 were injured by an explosion in a fireworks factory, state media reported.

The Environment Police Department has caught a company in HCM City discharging a huge amount of toxic wastewater into a nearby river.