VIETNAM TODAY

North Korea has replaced the hardline general who headed its armed forces ministry, in a further reshuffling of the top brass by young leader Kim Jong-un.

The approval of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights would not affect wider society, but could ensure human rights for these people, said a local expert.

The Prime Minister has given the green light to a US$27-billion oil refinery project to be invested by the Petroleum Authority of Thailand in Binh Dinh province, announced a provincial leader.

Vietnam joined nine other Asian countries and territories at the Asian Cultural Heritage Festival in Stony Brook City, New York, on May 11.

Some 800,000 people will require food aid in Niger in the coming months despite a good harvest last year due to problems supplying cereals to markets, which have pushed up prices, and an influx of Malian refugees, the United

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on May 12 for official visits to Russian Federation from May 12-15 and the Republic of Belarus from May 15-17.

Vietnam and China reached a broad consensus on promoting the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between the two countries at a joint meeting in Beijing on May 11.

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif claimed victory for his party in Pakistan's presidential election on Saturday. He said he hoped for a majority to avoid a coalition.

A “Safe Walking” campaign was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11 in response to the second United Nations Global Road Safety Week.

Using a simple smartphone application to photograph one's meals is a useful slimming aid for the overweight, according to an experiment.

Twelve Vietnamese students have departed for the US to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair 2013.

Hydro-electricity plants will adjust their operations to provide enough water for agriculture production and domestic use in the lowlands of Thu Bon-Vu Gia rivers.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that mobile phone users will now be able to change network providers without swapping their mobile numbers from January 1, 2017.

An international seminar on “Vietnamese linguistics in the context of doi moi (renewal) and integration” was held in Hanoi on May 11.

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Social Democratic Party of Germany held their third dialogue yesterday in Hanoi, focusing on challenges facing sustainable social welfare policies for the people of both nations, and solutions to these issues.

Fraudulent online stores are flooding the internet, scamming people with various kinds of tricks.

The World Bank and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 10 co-hosted a workshop discussing a comprehensive resilience plan for integrated flood risk management.

China and five Southeast Asian countries - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam - have signed a joint declaration at a ministerial meeting in Myanmar, with the aim to strengthen cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.