VIETNAM TODAY

A documentary film on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims will compete for a prize at the New York City International Film Festival 2013, scheduled for June 13-20.

The deputy minister of Transport has proposed several amendments to the Decree 71 on road traffic violations and penalties.

Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China early Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung delivered a keynote address at the 12th Shangri-La Dialogue, in which he stressed on building strategic trust for peace, cooperation, prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.

A fire started at around 1.30 this afternoon destroyed a petrol station at 28 Tran Hung Dao Street in Hanoi.

The government should take measures to clear away substandard universities, one National Assembly agency said.

The awards ceremony for a student photo contest portraying environmental issues granted 11 prizes for best works.

Northern provinces will have 3-4 medium and heavy rains and 2-3 hot spells in June.

Nearly 200 documents and maps affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos are currently on display in the central province of Ha Tinh.

How to accelerate economic reform to facilitate business operations was the major theme of a mid-term business forum which opened in Hanoi on June 3.

The EU and Russia kick off a two-day summit on Monday overshadowed by rows over Brussels' decision to lift its arms embargo on the Syrian rebels and resolve to loosen Moscow's grip on EU natural gas supplies.

Promoting defense cooperation for a combined strength to cope with common challenges is one of the key measures to maintain peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

An Bang beach in Hoi An and Bai Dai in Phu Quoc were placed 86th and 93rd on the list of the 100 best beaches in the world, as announced recently by CNN Travel News.

A strong earthquake jolted Taiwan on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least 18 others and causing panicked shoppers to rush out of a shaking multi-story department store, officials said.

The Tay Ho Flea Market, which offers a variety of old and brand new junks that you may hardly find in any normal market, will be held on June 8.

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group kick-started its programme entitled “Investment for community development” in Cambodia by offering free medical check-ups and treatment to locals in Koun Mom district in the northeastern province of Ratanakiri on June 2.

Domestic petroleum wholesalers have lobbied the Finance Ministry to approve an increase in retail prices, claiming they have taken losses despite the recent falls in the world fuel price.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday and caused some damage, Taiwan media reported.

A waste water treatment plant with a treatment capacity of 17,650 cubic metres per day has been opened in the southern province of Binh Duong.