VIETNAM TODAY

Asiana jet crash further tarnishes Korean carrier's safety record

Asiana Airlines, the South Korean carrier whose Boeing 777 crashed while landing at San Francisco airport on Saturday, had been trying to clean up a tarnished safety record that included two other fatal crashes in its 25-year history.

People in Vinh City plagued by pollution

Residents of a luxury apartment building in Nghe An Province complained about environmental pollution, mostly caused by Big C Supermarket Vinh.

Cycling programme focuses on sea, islands

The sixth trans-Vietnam cycling tour to promote the country’s sea and islands began in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 6.

US$8 million for medical waste management

The Prime Minister has approved a project to manage medical waste, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank (WB)

Snowden's fate unclear despite asylum offers

Edward Snowden has found supporters in Latin America, including three countries who have offered him asylum. But many obstacles stand in the way of the fugitive NSA leaker from leaving a Russian airport — chief among them the power

Shipping industry faces troubled waters

A number of shipping companies in Vietnam are facing huge losses, some on the brink of bankruptcy, due to lack of clear development strategies.

Effective measures urged to reduce traffic accidents

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for the implementation of immediate and effective measures to fulfill the National Assembly’s target of reducing the number of traffic accidents by between 5 and 10 percent.

Cycling programme focuses on sea, islands

The sixth trans-Vietnam cycling tour to promote the country’s sea and islands began in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 6.

Two Koreas start talks on joint industrial zone

North and South Korea started rare talks on Saturday on re-opening a jointly run industrial zone, seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation.

Steel exports face anti-dumping lawsuit in US

Steel exports to the US continue to strile obstacles as Oil Country Tubular Goods face dumping lawsuits in the US.

HCM City to triple tuition fees

HCM City People's Committee has decided to adjust school tuition fees for nursery to high school students in the coming school years.

2014 Hue Festival attracts 26 foreign arts troupes

Twenty-six troupes from 23 countries and territories across the world will join Vietnamese artists at the 2014 Hue Festival.

NGO builds 25 houses in flood-prone Mekong province

Non-governmental organisation Habitat for Humanity Vietnam has kicked off a project to build 25 houses for disadvantaged families in flood-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.

Philippines finds huge hoard of endangered species

Five dead crocodiles, 14 critically endangered turtles and a cache of other rare species have been found in the home of a suspected wildlife trader in one of the Philippines' biggest slums, the government said Friday.

Bright, young Viet kieu to return for Summer Camp 2013

About 200 outstanding young Vietnamese who are living overseas will return to their homeland to join the three-week-long Viet Nam Summer Camp 2013 until July 30.

Ornamental fish trend among upper classes

Many well-to-do families in HCM City have taken up raising ornamental fish, often spending trillions of VND on the hobby.

Philippines plans to lift millions out of poverty

The Philippines said Friday it was aiming to lift more than 10 million people out of poverty in less than two years, and make an enduring impact on lessening one of Asia's worst rich-poor divides.

Quang Nam scruntinises hydropower projects

Authorities in Quang Nam province received approval from the prime minister to cancel the construction of 20 hydropower projects.

Ancient bronze drum found in Bac Kan

A bronze drum from the Dong Son culture (2,000BC-200AD) has been found at a road construction site in the northern province of Bac Kan, according to researchers from the Vietnam Archaeology Institute.

“Vietnam: Endless Beauty” photo contest winners honoured

An award ceremony for the winners of Vietnam Tourism Magazine’s “Vietnam: Endless Beauty” photo competition, an initiative under the purview of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, took place in Hanoi on July 5.

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