VIETNAM TODAY

The world’s leading mobile phone manufacturer has inaugurated a 300 million USD factory in northern Bac Ninh province after one and a half years of construction, aiming to boost Vietnam’s capacity in phone production.

Vietnam has its sights on winning up to four gold medals at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, to be held in Bali at the end of this month.

Vietnam has paid great attention to undertaking initiatives to cushion the adverse impact of climate change on its economy, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said.

Singapore and Hong Kong rank the world's best places to run a business, according to the WB's annual competitiveness survey.

A weekly antique and handicraft market will open from this Sunday (November 3) at the Hanoi Museum on Pham Hung Road.

Vietnam gives priority to modernizing the broadcasting industry on a par with international standard, Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

Vietnam and Bulgaria have issued a joint statement during President Rosen Plevneliev’s official visit to Vietnam from October 27-31, agreeing on the development of the two countries’ ties towards a future strategic partnership.

Iranian negotiators hold this week a series of meetings in Vienna meant to lay the groundwork for substantial progress in talks with world powers in Geneva on November 7-8.

The 2013 Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation Forum is slated to take place from November 21-24 in the southern province of Vinh Long.

The chairman of Hanoi Supermarket Association explained about how low-income people are unable to gain benefits from price stabilisation programmes.

Mitsubishi group and Vung Ang II Thermal Power JSC (VAPCO) will start building the Vung Ang II thermal power plant in 2014, announced the central Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee.

Saudi women demanding the right to drive said on Sunday they would keep up their campaign a day after government warnings and a heavy police presence thwarted their call for many women to get behind the wheel.

A group of technology police inspectors say they have found pirated software worth 10 billion VND (476,190 USD) being used by six foreign companies in Hanoi.

Vietnamese pop star My Tam has been listed among 145 nominees in the World Best Female Artist category of the World Music Awards.

The National Great Solidarity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week will take centre stage at the Culture-Tourism Village of Dong Mo, in Hanoi's Son Tay town from November 18-24.

An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists Monday calling the area a "lost world".

While Vietnam exports energy, the country may face a serious power shortage in the next decades due to rising demand, experts warned.

Vietnam and Bulgaria are expected to sign a joint statement during President Rosen Plevneliev’s October 27-31 visit, demonstrating the two countries’ desire to develop a strategic partnership in the future.