VIETNAM TODAY

The northern province of Hoa Binh has held a meeting in response to the concurrent International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and Vietnam’s Anti-Drug Day.

Around 20 websites may be fined for violations related to copyright issues and unlicensed operation.

The PM has given his approval to a VND8.2 trillion project to improve medical services on the islands during period 2013-2020.

Hong Kong officials say the U.S. government got National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's middle name wrong in documents it submitted to back a request for his arrest.

As many as nine laws will come into effect as of July, according to the Vietnam Government Portal.

Many Vietnamese banks are seeking support from foreign partners, including Japanese investors, in a bid to boost their capital.

Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj won a second term, according to preliminary results on Thursday, defeating a wrestling champion and the country's first woman presidential contender in an election dominated by a debate over mining wealth.

Hanoi is installing street drainage systems in 20 new flood areas which appeared when tropical storm Bebinca dropped 96mm of rain at the weekend.

The chairman of Bao Son Group exposed more details about the nature of the case which led to the arrest of the chairman of Bao Long Medical Group.

The Ministry of Justice has submitted a draft Law on Marriage and Family to the government in which it proposes removing regulations to ban same-sex marriages.

The upcoming state visit of President Truong Tan Sang to Indonesia from June 27-28 is a historic development in the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia, Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Nguyen Xuan Thuy said.

People in a commune in Lai Chau Province have denounced a local firm for continuing their illegal gold mining activities.

Vietnam is becoming a hotspot for trafficking large amounts of drugs and drug substances to overseas markets.

Vietnamese track-and-field athletes won seven gold, four silver and four bronzes on the second day of the 5th ASEAN School Games (June 26).

The Vietnam Rubber Group, which was accused of land grabbing in Laos and Cambodia by Global Witness, has a new chairman.

Fires in Indonesia that have blanketed Singapore and Malaysia in thick smog eased on Wednesday after heavy rain, boosting hopes of an end to Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis for years.

The Government will today review the performance of a two-year-old project to place young intellectuals in managerial positions in poor districts.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will attend the 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit and the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum in Brunei from June 28-July 2.

Eighteen major officials from Hanoi will face votes of confidence during the meeting of the municipal people’s council, one official has said.