VIETNAM TODAY

The Angolan Ambassador to Vietnam said that his country is willing to sign a labour co-operation agreement with Vietnam.

Authorities in Chile and Argentina on Monday issued a red alert and ordered the evacuation of 3,000 people living near the Copahue volcano near their common border, saying an eruption could be imminent.

The government is considering altering the ban on crackers and allow the use of ‘quiet’ fireworks next Tet holiday, an offical said.

A Foreign Ministry representative has opposed Chinese ships’ ramming of a Vietnamese fishing from Quang Ngai province.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc will be Vietnam's sole representative at the World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, this August.

Korean researchers provided valuable insight into the current East Sea-related disputes at a workshop held in Busan city on May 27.

As many as 12,052 road accidents have occurred across the country so far this year, a year-on-year decrease of 14.77 percent, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A total of 365 children from different ethnic groups and countries will paint a record-breaking canvas to send a historic message as part of the activities to celebrate International Children's Day in Hanoi on June 1.

Using the social insurance fund to buy bonds is the safest investment, said Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh at an NA discussion.

Japan is close to signing an agreement to supply amphibious planes to India, a report said on Monday, in what would be the first sale of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed.

A university in Khanh Hoa Province has been found to have worked with a college in HCM City to illegally enrol students for a continuous training programme.

The largest complex of sugarcane, ethanol and thermal power plants in Cambodia was inaugurated in Okrieng commune, Sombour district, Kratie province on May 26.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, accused by Global Witness of illegal land grabbing in Laos and Cambodia, has turned to the media to win their case in the court of public opinion.

Vietnam supports all activities held within the framework of the Global Initiative on Combat Nuclear Terrorism and related Working Groups.

The forests along the Vietnam-Laos border were once home to many wild elephants. But today, barely 100 remain.

A sexually graphic lesbian love story, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, clinched the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in a pivotal year for gay rights.

Defence ministers, senior military officials and top defence analysts from 27 countries in the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe will gather in Singapore on May 31 for the 12th IISS Asia Security Summit.

More than 10 people in a village in Ben Tre province have tested positive for HIV, however the cause of infection has not yet been found.

Mai Chau, a small town in the northern province of Hoa Binh was named by the US Business Insider as among the top ten incredible places for cultural tours.