VIETNAM TODAY

The first international route linking Dong Hoi in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province with Taipei, Taiwan (China) is to open from August this year.

A new species of bird with a distinctive orange-red coloured tuft of feathers on its head has been found in Cambodia's populous capital city, conservationists said on Wednesday.

Phan Hoang Thu and Nguyen Dieu Linh will represent Vietnam at the 2013 Asia Super Model Contest in Nanning, China from July 1-15.

Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to issue a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership.

A Vietnamese war veteran, who is believed to be dead for 40 years, suddenly reappeared in his hometown.

Vietnam is estimated to post a GDP growth of 4.9% in the first half of this year, said an official.

Domestic energy scientists and experts have received training in carbon management-related issues at a two-day seminar which closed on June 25 in Hanoi.

Many firms in southern Dong Nai Province found to be releasing toxic waste into the environment will have their permits withdrawn by the end of the year.

National Highway 217 running through central Thanh Hoa province will be upgraded and expanded under the second Northern Greater Mekong Sub-region Transport Network Improvement Project.

The Ministry of Education and Training has requested making environmental protection part of curriculums nationwide in 2014.

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said on Tuesday he was stepping down and handing power to his 33-year-old son Sheikh Tamim.

In the first half of this year, Vietnam attracted nearly US$10.5 billion in foreign direct investment to 554 new and 217 existing projects, up 15.9% from a year earlier.

HCM City will tighten control over the operation of fuel stations after a spate of fires.

Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van has received an Honorable Mention in the professional Fine Art category at the seventh annual Prix de la Photographic in Paris.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to pay a landmark visit to troubled Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after heavily-armed militants killed eight soldiers in the deadliest attack in the region for five years.

Netherlands’ shipbuilder Veka Group is looking to sail into Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry though joining hands with the struggling state-run Vinashin.

Student athletes from Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines and Laos began their competitions in Hanoi on June 24.

Vietnam is looking at reducing the level of reliance on compulsory treatments for drug addicts in favour of promoting the role of community support groups and other psychological assistance, Deputy Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs minister Nguyen Trong Dam said.

China and Myanmar should continuously expand the common interest and deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Partnership, Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi has said.