VIETNAM TODAY

While several aquatic resources are being over exploited, Vietnamese consumers have been urged to consume sustainably caught and raised seafood.

The US Senate approved Caroline Kennedy, the sole surviving child of slain president John F. Kennedy and an early supporter of President Barack Obama, to be ambassador to Japan.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was beaten 1-2 by Chong Wei Feng from Malaysia in the first match of Denmark Open 2013 on October 16.

Education experts have insisted tighter inspection and management of private kindergartens is needed to shore up education quality.

A plane from Laos' airline crashed in bad weather in the Mekong River, killing 49 people including four Vietnamese, the government said.

Vietnam is among poor countries with a large number of blind people who find it hard to access eye care services.

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Russia was US$2.7 billion in the first seven months of 2013, and is expected to reach US$4 billion by the year-end.

Asia will account for nearly 50 percent of global energy consumption by 2050, according to two energy scenarios presented at the World Energy Congress (WEC) which is taking place in Deagu, the Republic of Korea.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society on October 16 decided to give emergency aid relief worth 2 billion VND in cash and kinds to three central provinces and city hardest hit by cyclonic storm Nari, the 11th to strike Vietnam

The Germany Business Association has reported Germany is now Vietnam’s largest trade partner in Europe, with 250 companies investing as much as US$1.1 billion in the country.

A powerful blast ripped through a pickup truck in the south Syria province of Daraa early Wednesday, killing 21 people including four children, a monitoring group said.

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will open a direct Nizhny Novgorod - Cam Ranh Bay route as of October 25, according to the Voice of Russia.

EVN has spent more than the regulated amount of VND3 billion to buy luxury vehicles for leaders, according to the Government Inspectorate.

To earn money, some university students have been taking classes and roll calls posing and have to bear the consequences.

South Korea unveiled its new "tourist police" force Wednesday, with snappy uniforms from rapper Psy's costume designer and a "Gangnam Style" launch in central Seoul.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday met with visiting Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, who arrived in Vietnam to attend a session of the intergovernmental committee.

Two people died and 22 others were seriously injured when a tornado swept through Quang Binh Province early this morning.

Vietnam and China have issued a joint statement on further deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new period, on the occasion of Premier Li Keqiang’s official visit to Vietnam from October 13-15.

The Minister Transport has sought an additional USD3.1 billion for the Ho Chi Minh road project, but this faced NA Standing Committee's concerns.