VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnamese Navy has bought Gefest/Hephaestus complex simulating emergency situations on board from St. Petersburg-based Aqua-Servis company.

Relevant agencies in Vietnam’s Dien Bien province and Laos’ Phongsaly province have succeeded in breaking the biggest drugs ring.

The US will prioritise stepping up its cooperation with the Lower Mekong basin region in the coming time, committing to continued efforts to push the Lower Mekong Initiative.

The export of agro-forestry and fishery products in the first four months of this year has brought in $8.67 billion, up 0.4 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Authorities in the two major cities of Hanoi and HCM City will delay an increase in the prices of a number of healthcare services that was scheduled for September.

Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions, according to a new study.

A 3-4 degree Celsius fall in temperature is forecast for the northern region this month, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has warned.

Boston police have charged three additional suspects, two Kazakhs and an American, as part of the investigation into the deadly bomb attack at the Boston Marathon.

Leaders of many corporations have announced that they are receiving low or even no wage during this economic downturn.

The capital's first-ever street football tournament will kick off on Sunday in Hanoi.

Melrose Pyrotechnics of the US with a spectacular display overwhelmed four other teams to rank first at the 2013 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations from May 6-8 will hold its seventh Defence Ministerial Meeting in Brunei, according to the Brunei’s government website.

South Korea said Wednesday it was edging towards a deal with North Korea to ensure the return of the remaining workers at a joint industrial zone that has become a casualty of military tensions.

Vietnam is seeking further global assistance to clean up bomb and mine contaminated areas.

Researchers have found an ancient harbor city in the Egypt's Bay of Aboukir with some of the amazing historical artifacts.

A first-time mother of a two-year-old girl is desperate: no matter what she does, her child refuses to eat or eats very little. She distracts her with games and says encouraging words. But nothing works.

Just few households in Yen Phu Village, which is famous for ornamental fish breeding, have maintained their traditional industry.

Vietnam ranked second in the Southeast Asian region for overseas remittance with 10 billion USD in 2012, according to the latest report issued by the World Bank.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has recommended the government delay an increase in the minimum wage.