VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, has appealed for a new Vietnam-US partnership framework to be agreed during President Truong Tan Sang’s upcoming American visit from July 24-26.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines has been asked not to carry wildlife, especially sturgeon, without legal certificates of origin.

At least 54 people were killed when two shallow earthquakes struck northwest China early Monday, officials said.

Hanoi will set up an agency to help provide tourists with support service to hep deal with various problems beginning August 1.

The Ministry of Health launched an investigation into the death of three newborn babies after they were vaccinated for Hepatitis B.

As many as 160 overseas Vietnamese students on a visit to their homeland for a Vietnam Summer Camp arrived in central Da Nang city on July 21.

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva said Sunday he backed the country's centre-right coalition government and rejected calls for snap elections to resolve a political crisis shaking the bailed-out nation.

Vietnam lacks a comprehensive strategy to cope with coastal erosion, which is recognised as one of the major consequences of rising sea levels, experts have warned.

Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Sinh Hung left Hanoi for an official visit to the Republic of Korea from July 21-24 at the invitation of Speaker of RoK’s National Assembly Kang Chang-hee.

Three newborn babies died on July 20 soon after they were given vaccination shots against Hepatitis B, at the General Hospital in Huong Hoa District in the central province of Quang Tri.

The Government Inspection service will focus on settling the 63 acute and outstanding problems detected by the inspectors during their missions from 2008 to 2012.

Heavy rains and floods have left three dead or missing in the northern provinces of Dien Bien and Thai Nguyen.

Egypt's interim prime minister appealed on Saturday for an end to the nation's divisions following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and said tough measures might be needed to revive the economy.

Local authorities have yet to work out more effective ways to manage the use of unlicensed chemicals ripening and preserving fruits.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has appealed for an improvement in pre-school education and wants management for the education sector to be further decentralised ahead of the 2013-2014 academic year.

The former minister of Education and Training said that there should be a separate education programme for gifted children.

Authorities in Nha Trang City has requested Khatoco’s tobacco plant to halt operations until a solution is found for the environmental damage.

Hanoi has proposed that five of the city's historic sites be recognised as national special relics in 2014.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday promised supporters he would win the Moscow mayoral vote, after he was unexpectedly released from prison pending an appeal against a five-year jail term.