VIETNAM TODAY

The government plans to invest VND320 trillion (USD15.3 billion) into coal production in Vietnam by 2020.

A blood donation campaign known as the Red Spring festival will be held at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on March 3.

Several foreign artists have complained about their trips to Vietnam, which have included crazed fans.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited staff at K hospital and the National Hospital of Pediatrics to congratulate them on the occasion of Vietnamese Doctors Day.

Around 70% of helmets being sold in Hanoi do not meet safety standards, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Mexico said that more than 26,000 people went missing during former president Felipe Calderon's 2006-2012 tenure, which was dominated by the country's spiraling drug war.

Efforts are needed to protect and use water resources sustainably or the world will run short of water for use, delegates warned at an international workshop in Hanoi on February 26.

Republic of Korean President Park Geun-hye has said that the RoK Government wants to strengthen ties with Vietnam.

A new draft decree that limits immigration into big cities have stirred controversy during the ongoing National Assembly meeting.

Italy entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after one of the most inconclusive elections in its history.

Two Vietnamese circus artists from the HCM City Circus Federation won the silver medal at the four-day Figueres International Circus Festival.

Fast food giant KFC has cut more than 1,000 farms from its supplier network in China to ensure food safety after a scandal over tainted chicken hurt sales in the key market last year.

The Party and State respect people’s right to freedom of religion and belief, and ensure all religions practise according to the law, PM Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

The Mozambican police have arrested a Vietnamese citizen who attempted to transport six rhino horns weighing about 17kg through Maputo International Airport.

The software industry could reap a bonanza in 2013 as Japan looks for outsourcers beyond China, according to the Vietnam Software Association.

Many companies temporarily closed their offices after Tet to hold prayer ceremonies for better luck this year.

A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Luxor City in Egypt on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists, an official said.

An official from the Ministry of Public Security said they would tighten regulations on the use of explosives on movie sets.

The Temple of Literature held a ceremony in Hanoi to receive the special national relic certificate and UNESCO’s Global Memory of the World Programme’s certificate for its 82 doctoral laureate steles.