VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s world No5 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has flown to Taipei in his quest for the 2013 Taiwan Open Grand Prix Gold title for the third time.

Four types of Vietnamese fruits may be licensed for exporting to the US in the near future, one official said.

The Marshall Islands symbolically disposed of confiscated shark fins at sea Tuesday in a ceremony witnessed by regional leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum.

Hai Ho, co-founder of triip.me, is the brain behind the Vietnamese start-up that allows anybody with a tour idea to create their own package and sell it to interested tourists.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on September 2 met with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on the sidelines of the China- ASEAN Expo and the 10th China-ASEAN Business-Investment Summit in Nanning City, Guangxi Province, China.

North and South Korea held the first meeting Monday of a committee tasked with reopening their Kaesong joint industrial zone -- five months after it was shut down amid soaring military tensions.

The ‘Asian Journalists' Culture Forum' will take place in Gwangju City in the Republic of Korea on September 5, 2013, with an aim to promoting journalists' contribution to cultural exchanges and communication among the Asian countries.

The 2013 Gold Star Award was presented to 200 outstanding brands across 29 sectors for their product quality and social responsibility in Hanoi on September 2.

After he passed university entrance examinations last year, Vu Duc Duy from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a choice.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reiterated the Vietnamese Party and State’s long-lasting and consistent policy of consolidating and strengthening the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with China.

Several dozen people were injured when a tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings.

Several hydropower investors in Vietnam have been struggling to sell their investments as a result of inefficient business practices.

Sellers in top robusta producer Vietnam may offer more beans from the new crop, expected to be abundant, while Thai sugar premiums could rise as millers offset weakness in New York futures, dealers said on Monday.

Vietnam triumphed at the 47th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in HCM City, winning a total of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals.

The Vietnam Food Association has proposed the government allow businesses to purchase an additional 300,000 tonnes of rice from farmers to stabilise its prices in the domestic market.

Well-known Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh has received the Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Film Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival which is being held in the Republic of Korea.

In front of a crowd of thousands, two sumo wrestlers charged at each other with full force, their bodies colliding with a tremendous smack that echoed through the arena in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

Passengers on boats or ferries who refuse to put on life jackets or life-saving equipment will receive a fine of between VND100,000 (US$4,8) and VND 200,000 ($9,6).

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has left Hanoi for China to attend the China- ASEAN Expo and the 10th China-ASEAN Business-Investment Summit.