VIETNAM TODAY

The General Office for Population Family Planning expects Vietnam will grow beyond 90 million citizens on November 1.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to cease operations of the state-owned Vinashin Group, which had been laden with debt for a long time.

Indonesia is hosting a workshop on the East Sea in Yogyakarta from October 30 to November 1.

Tens of thousands of workers went on strike across Indonesia Thursday, in the latest industrial action to hit Southeast Asia's top economy as its citizens seek a greater share of the spoils from stellar growth.

A three-year-old boy in HCM City has just been found to be brutally beaten by his 15-year-old uncle.

The first-ever sci-fi short film contest titled "Project: Sci-Fi" is open to film makers of all ages throughout the country till December 1.

The People’s Court of Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city has rejected a claim lodged by local farmer Doan Van Vuon asking for compensation for damage allegedly caused by land reclamation decisions issued by the Tien Lang district People’s Committee.

National Under-23 coach Hoang Van Phuc yesterday was suspended from working at the ongoing Binh Duong Television International Football (BTV) Cup in Binh Duong Province.

Researchers have identified a new humpback dolphin species off northern Australia, using genetic mapping to single out an animal not previously known to science.

A delegation of 14 companies from Berlin, accompanying the German city's Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit, arrived in HCM City yesterday, seeking to lay the foundation for new co-operation projects.

Russia's Upper House of Parliament known as the Federation Council has approved an agreement between the Vietnamese and Russian Governments on temporary migrant workers.

Young Hanoi people are getting excited to find the most suitable costume for the Halloween party.

New York City voted Wednesday to ban the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under the age of 21, raising the previous threshold of 18.

A newly-issued regulation by the Hanoi People's Committee has banned the construction of trade centres or new residential areas in the old quarter.

The working visit of a European Parliament delegation to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City was aimed at promoting the ties between the EU and Vietnam, according to Ambassador and Head of EU Delegation to Vietnam Franz Jessen.

HCM City has around 2 million residents who are residing overseas or developing cooperative ties with their compatriots in the city.

Nearly a third of the world's economic output will by 2025 be in countries at the highest risk of climate change effects, said a research.

A dyke project to protect Ca Mau Cape has been halted due to lack of capital, which is causing more erosion and huge waste to the state budget.

There are only five candidates competing for the Vietnam Tourism ambassador in the 2013-2014 term according to an official.