VIETNAM TODAY

Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen by CNN as one of the world’s 25 great skyscrapers: icons of construction.

The MoC has submitted a proposal to the PM which would allow foreign nationals with visas of three months to buy houses in Vietnam.

A group of 31 illegal Vietnamese migrants, who were detained following a recent raid by Russian police in Moscow, took a flight home on August 10.

Typhoon Utor with gale-force winds of up to 150kph is heading towards the Philippines’ Luzon island and is expected to enter the East Sea on August 12.

Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh capped off a sensational performance in the semifinals at the 2013 World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China by winning his first-ever world medal.

The Government has approved the members of the Steering Committee for the realization of the Master Plan to simplify administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the database related to population management in the 2013-2020 period.

The first Bus Rapid Transit route is expected to be put in use in four years, according to HCM City officials.

A drone strike on Yemen, the ninth since the end of July, has killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members, a local official said on Saturday.

Chinese player Lin Dan shattered his Vietnamese rival Nguyen Tien Minh’s hope of winning the World Badminton Federation (WBF) World Championship in a semi-final match on August 10.

Nghe An province and the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has examined the possibility of opening a new air route servicing flights between Vietnam’s Vinh city and Laos’ Vientiane capital.

The State Bank of Vietnam has given VND500 billion in charter capital to the Vietnam Asset Management Company.

Renowned Australian model coach Adam Williams has been invited to judge Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2013 auditions in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12 and Hanoi on August 19.

Cooperation with Russia in military technology, personnel training and technology transfer is important for Vietnam in improving its army’s capacity and combat readiness to protect the national sovereignty and integrity.

An exchange highlighting the spirit of victims of Agent Orange/dioxin was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 10 as part of activities nationwide to mark the 52nd anniversary of the first spraying of the toxic chemical by

Children have submitted a number of amendments to the Law on Child Protection, Care, and Education at their national forum which ended in Hanoi on August 9.

Several young people in Vietnam have opted to take a gap year despite facing strong objections from their parents.

The PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation has welcomed the first oil stream from West Desaru 1 oil well it is exploring under a joint project in Malaysia, according to the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group.

Local researchers have pinpointed the main role of the Central Highlands in the country’s cross-border cooperation and in the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia development triangle.

The United States said Friday it would reopen all of the embassies it shut this week except the one in Yemen, after re-assessing the Al-Qaeda threat.