VIETNAM TODAY

HCM City will host the Asia - Pacific Conference of German Business on November 21-22, 2014.

A resident of southern Ben Tre province has died from A/H1N1 influenza, according to Dr Nguyen Van Thang, deputy director of the provincial Health Department.

A consultation conference to improve the capacity of the network of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in the northern region of Vietnam was held in Quang Ninh province on

The chairman of Bao Long Medical Group has been taken to Hanoi for questioning following his arrest in HCM City on Saturday.

A local man caught a critically-endangered 63kg Mekong catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) early yesterday morning while fishing in the Tien River in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Barack Obama ahead of the G8 summit on Monday for what could be contentious talks on Syria, with their policies on President Bashar al-Assad appearing to be on a collision course.

The fifth Shape the World Conference themed “What is Vietnam’s Brand of Leadership” will open in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

Officials and economic experts are gathering to discuss ways to make the economies of the Greater Mekong Subregion more environmentally friendly.

Publishers and book companies are selling books at significantly lower prices to attract readers, students and school children this summer.

Officials held discussions to find ways to revise the unclear laws on pharmacy pricing to reduce the price of medicines.

Vietnam was awarded for its poverty reduction achievements at a ceremony held in Italy on June 16 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

South Korea joined the United States in insisting that rival North Korea take "concrete" steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it genuinely wants to end its international isolation.

Southern Long An Province's investigative agency has arrested 30-year-old Dinh Nhat Uy for allegedly compiling and publishing distorted and untrue articles and pictures on his blog, tarnishing the prestige of State bodies.

As many as 5,400 people participated in a ceremony launching the 40 th Hanoi Moi newspaper Run for Peace at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace in the capital on June 16.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that Vinashin and Vinalines are still taking huge losses, but it is better to restructure them than allow them go into bankruptcy.

A corruption and spying scandal on Sunday forced the prime minister of the Czech Republic to quit. The whole government will now also have to resign, raising the prospect of political horse-trading to form a new one.

Under a newly issued directive by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, corruption prevention measures will be taught at educational and training facilities from the 2013-2014 academic year.

Tourism experts have proposed that the government continue offering unilateral tourist visa exemptions for travellers from major markets to attract more visitors and generate revenue.

North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, only days after it canceled planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years.