VIETNAM TODAY

Experts representing Japanese and Vietnamese financial institutions and banks met in HCM City on June 18 discussing how to prevent money laundering in Vietnam.

Vietnamese mothers are favouring Caesarean section deliveries as many parents believe that their children's birthday will affect their fortune.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has proposal to use VND100 billion (USD4.8 billion) to replace traffic signboards.

President Truong Tan Sang granted an exclusive interview to Chinese journalists based in Hanoi before paying a State-level visit to China from June 19 to 21.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism says it is working with relevant Thai agencies to bring home Vietnamese stranded tourists.

Representatives of the Ministry of Communications and Information and 23 businesses of Vietnam are participating in information and communications technology conferences and exhibitions in Singapore from June 18-21.

The European Union has committed EUR743 million (US$965 million) in official development assistance for Vietnam in 2013, making it the country’s largest aid donor.

An extraordinary row between South Korea and Iran highlights the tensions in Asia's World Cup qualifying ahead of Tuesday's final group matches, with Australia also urging caution before trying to book their ticket to Brazil.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has said her country is committed to working with Vietnam to combat emerging epidemics, especially infectious diseases, and to promote the transfer of technology to fight HIV/AIDS.

Vietnam should participate in the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Use of International Watercourses, said experts.

Recent reports by authorities in Haiphong City and Nam Dinh Province that there was no prostitution in Do Son and Quat Lam have been met with public scepticism.

The Vietnamese State always creates the best possible conditions for the overseas Vietnamese communities abroad to get involved in the country’s important political events.

State President Truong Tan Sang's visit aims to affirm the consistent policy of the Vietnamese Party and State in the relationship with the Party and State of China.

Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani pledged on Monday to follow a “path of moderation” and promised greater openness over the country’s nuclear programme in his first press conference since his election victory on Friday.

Baby formula manufacturers have engaged in promotion campaigns, contributing to a decline in the rate of breastfeeding in Vietnam.

The municipal agriculture department plans to expand application of Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices standards to 1,730ha, or 50 per cent of the city's vegetable gardens, by 2015.

President Truong Tan Sang greeted visiting Russian Minister for Far East Development V. I. Ishaev in Hanoi on June 17, expressing the country’s support for Vietnamese companies investing in the Far East.

Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets on Monday in a fourth day of protests demanding the resignation of new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski after a political blunder sparked public outrage.

HCM City will host the Asia - Pacific Conference of German Business on November 21-22, 2014.