VIETNAM TODAY

Although the VAMC is hoped to resolve the problem of rising bad debts, banks have shown little interest in the company.

From 2016, all Vietnamese citizens will be given an identification number to identify themselves to Government agencies in any administrative transaction.

uthorities in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh want to charge tourist boats for mooring overnight in Ha Long Bay, but the plan has faced a backlash from some businesses who are arguing that it is unfair.

The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

Universities that were set up under a plan to build international standardised universities still have to rent infrastructure, an inspection has found.

Rafael Nadal became the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament when he beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final Sunday, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.

The European Commission Directorate General for Trade will meet on June 11 to unveil the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision 896/QD-TTg approving the master plan on streamlining administrative procedures and citizenship papers as well as databases relevant to population management in the 2013-2020 period.

South Africans prayed for Nelson Mandela's recovery on Sunday as the 94-year-old former president spent a second day in hospital with a recurring lung infection.

Hanoi needs a total of VND1.35 trillion (US$64.3 million) to deal with environmental pollution in surrounding trade villages from now to 2030, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

Local and foreign visitors have flocked to Nha Trang city in central Vietnam to attend an international sea and island tourism fair, which opened at the Diamond Bay Resort on June 8.

Top-seeded Williams beat No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 to secure her second French Open title, 11 years to the day after she beat her older sister Venus to win her first in 2002.

Tourism managers must find solutions to deal with several problems in the industry so as to improve the country’s attractiveness, one official has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the State Bank to consider increasing credit quota to farming households, and work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to improve farmers’ access to capital.

In what will be the first official talks between the two nations since February 2011, North and South Korea have agreed to hold discussions at the border village of Panmunjom on Sunday - the latest sign tensions on the

The HCM City Cargo Transport Association has asked the Ministry of Transport to draw up a proposal on new fines related to overloaded vehicles and submit it to the Prime Minister for approval.

Horsemen from ethnic groups on the Bac Ha plateau in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai gathered at the annual horse race festival on June 8.

Vietnam is striving to improve the quality of poverty reduction to make its poverty line close to the global standard by 2015 and beyond.

It is up to the individual citizens of Vietnam to practice thrift and make responsible decisions to reduce waste, NA deputies commented.