VIETNAM TODAY

Haiphong Museum in coordination with the National History Museum, the heritage centre of Thang Long-Hanoi and Haiphong’s antiques association hosted a major display of the Red River Delta’s civilisation in the city’s museum on May 9.

Sixteen Asia-Pacific nations including Japan and China held the first round of negotiations yesterday toward the creation of one of the world's largest free trade blocs.

A seminar was held on May 9 in Hanoi to discuss the implementation of the law and strategy on the prevention and control of the harmful effects tobacco has on public servants and workers.

Economists and banking leaders proposed that the SBV delay the deadline to deal with bad debts to improve the access to capital for firms.

Vietnamese children believe they should have a say in the country’s laws on child protection, care and education, according to the results of an opinion poll.

Authorities in Ohio said that they will seek aggravated murder charges against Ariel Castro, an ex-school bus driver from Cleveland suspected of kidnapping, imprisoning and sexually abusing three women for an almost 10 year period. If convicted, Castro could

A young wild elephant has been caught in a poacher's trap in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak for three days, despite efforts by relevant authorities to free him.

A Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has voiced Vietnam’s concern about the news that China dispatched 32 fishing vessels to the area of the Truong Sa archipelago.

Eight Chinese citizens have been arrested for illegally providing health services in HCM City by asking their Vietnamese accomplices to register medical facilities for them.

Just after Vietcombank applied a sharp decrease to their deposit interest rate, three other large banks followed suit.

Over-exploitation and rapid development of hydro-power plants have put several fish species in Vietnam on the verge of extinction.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sought Government approval to slash both the value added tax and corporate income tax by half for the tourism and service industry sectors.

As many as 3,490 young people have registered for the "Find the 2nd Vietnamese astronaut" programme, which was launched three weeks ago.

Laos has been selected by the European Council on Tourism and Trade as the World Best Tourist Destination for 2013.

Unemployment rates among young people more than three times higher than among elders.

At least seven people were killed and four injured when a container ship smashed into a 50 metre-high control tower in the northern Italian port city of Genoa late on Tuesday night. Two people were also reported missing after

Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh has met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in Brunei, on the sidelines of the seventh ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting.

City authorities are calling for investment in dozens of projects in HCM City's Thu Thiem new urban area, which is expected to be a major international financial-commercial centre by 2020.

A campaign themed “Red Blood Summer 2013” was launched in Hanoi on May 8 with a target of mobilising nearly 600,000 people to donate at least over 300,000 units of bloods during the 2013 summer.