VIETNAM TODAY

Top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh secured a berth in the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open after he beat Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand in the second round.

Haiphong police prosecuted a local couple for massive trade and production of weapons on June 21.

As many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes by heavy flooding in western Canada, Calgary city officials said.

The “5 in 1” Quinvaxem vaccine—suspected of playing a role in the recent deaths of some child recipients—is safe to use.

Migrant workers had not received the support they deserved, considering their contributions towards the country's development, said Dang Nguyen Anh, head of the Institute of Sociology, at a conference in Hanoi yesterday.

The NA approved the revision of the Law on Enterprises, helping to save around 3,000 FDI companies from shutting down.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Do Ba Ty—the Vietnam People’s Army Chief of General Staff—visited the Pentagon on June 20, marking a milestone in US-Vietnam relations nearly 40 years after the Vietnam War.

Vietnam's hotel sector is showing encouraging signs of progress in awareness and management of the environment as well as quality standards, according to an annual report released by Grant Thornton Vietnam on June 20.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency cabinet meeting Friday after at least a million people rallied for better public services and against the high cost of staging the World Cup.

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group plans to reduce coal production and consumption from 43 to 39 million tonnes this year, says Nguyen Van Bien, Vinacomin's deputy general director.

More than 1,400 people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS have been able to find a job or run their own businesses with support from a five-year US-Government funded programme.

Vietnamese singer Ho Quynh Huong has been crowned 2013’s Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Woman after a fierce, month-long voting contest that recently ended at PETAAsiaPacific.com.

The Ministry of Education and Training awarded Director of the British Council in Vietnam Robin Rickard a medal.

Nearly 9 million people in Vietnam suffer from mental disorders, and the figure seems to be on the rise in recent years.

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology opened in Hanoi on June 19.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday mulled his response to US efforts to repair damaged ties after a public spat over the Taliban opening an office in Qatar for peace talks.

Vietnam is effectively using Japan’s official development assistance and wants to receive additional aid from its partner.

HCM City authorities have asked neighbouring Dong Nai Province to relocate the Bien Hoa Industrial Park No 1 to better protect the water resources of HCM City's nearly 10 million residents.

Vietnam’s seafood exports increased by 8.3% in May as a result of rising shrimp and tra fish export revenues, one agency said.