VIETNAM TODAY

A centre was opened at Hanoi’s University of Technology on June 15 to find the second Vietnamese to fly into space.

Many teenagers in HCM City are being forced to become celebrities by their parents who are trying to send them to as many training classes as possible.

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani was declared the winner of the 2013 Iranian presidential election on Saturday with just over 50% of the vote.

The Asia Canine Protection Alliance is calling for several Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam to stop the trading of dog meat.

A ceremony to honour blood donors across the country was held on June 14 in Hanoi in response to the World Blood Donor Day.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have just allowed wholesale companies to increase their fuel prices by VND426 per litre.

The Japanese Government will give 243,000 USD to the expansion of a secondary school in central Thanh Hoa province and the building of a new primary school in northern Nam Dinh province.

Afghan security forces will soon take over responsibility for the whole of the country, officials said, a major milestone as the NATO-led war effort winds down after 12 years of fighting.

Scientists and culture managers discussed a master plan for Dong Van Geopark at a workshop in Quan Ba District yesterday.

The Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs on June 14 continued to be questioned by the National Assembly on issues on the policies for beneficiaries of State preferential social treatment and ways to narrow the gap between

Due to increasing energy demand, Vietnam is trying to find new energy sources but the process is not easy as they have certain disadvantages.

President Nicolás Maduro has said he will visit Vietnam this year to strengthen what he called the ‘strategic alliance’ between the two countries.

Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics.

The Minister of Construction said water absorption could be the cause of the Ia Krel 2 hydropower dam break.

The rampant trading and production of fake medicines has threatened public health and challenged authorities.

The Vietnam–Vatican Joint Working Group convened its fourth round of meetings at the Vatican from June 13-14, as part of its agreement reached at the previous round of meetings in Hanoi in February, 2012.

Eight-hundred companies and business groups from 18 countries and territories are taking part in VietBuild 2013 exhibition in the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The Thai Government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), a rebel group in the country’s south, have agreed in principle to a reduction in violence during Ramadan, which will start next month.

A music night with the theme Thap Sang Uoc Mo (To Light up a Dream) will raise money for a fund that offers scholarships to poor and ethnic minority students who have excellent learning results.