VIETNAM TODAY

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has a long way to go before it achieves the goal of establishing a single, united community by 2015.

Even though hundreds of students attained very high marks in Hanoi Medical University entrance exams, they still might not be accepted at the university.

Police in Quang Ngai Province has just taken a father and his son, who both lived in the forest for 40 years, back to their village.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch its long-delayed initial public offering by the end of the second quarter of 2014.

13-year-old player Nguyen Hong Son from the Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talents has been selected by Serbian coach Bora Milutinovic to train in Qatar’s Sports Aspire.

A plant extract used in Chinese herbal remedies for arthritis, gout and inflammation has been directly linked to cancer and causes a surprising number of genetic mutations, scientists said Wednesday.

General Phung Quang Thanh has said his visit aims to boost national defence cooperation on a par with the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

Hoai Duc General Hospital in Hanoi has been denounced for duplicating 1,000 blood test results for around 2,000 patients.

A resettlement plan that will relocate more than 1,500 households in Hoan Kiem's Old Quarter to the Viet Hung Urban Area is expected to kick off this month.

The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is planning to promote the Thai fishery industry and pushing the country as a seafood hub of ASEAN in 2015.

Hanoi is planning to stop the use of cyclos in order to improve the local traffic situation, said Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi.

How to effectively disseminate information about nuclear power projects has been examined in Ninh Thuan province from August 7-9.

The latest equipment and technologies used in the security and fire safety industries will be on display at Secutech Vietnam 2013, which opens in HCM City tomorrow.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations attaches great importance to its cooperation with the United Nations (UN) to promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Vietnam's automotive industry could face major collapse under commitments to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) which will abolish auto import taxes in 2018.

HCM City's authorities have asked the PM to instruct relevant agencies to investigate a recent shipwreck which caused nine deaths.

The sixth tropical storm of this year, formed in the south of Hoang Sa archipelago, and is expected to bring heavy rains to northern and central-northern regions on August 7.

International and Vietnamese experts have discussed measures to create jobs, improve working environment and pay in Vietnam.

The first death row prisoner who was slated to be executed by lethal injection was given the injection on August 6 in Hanoi.