VIETNAM TODAY

A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least four people and wounded several others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city. Police shot him dead in the Santa

Scores of Vietnamese shrimp processors and exporters are working with relevant agencies, lawyers and shrimp breeders to fight back the US Department of Commerce's recent levy of anti-subsidy duty on frozen warm-water shrimp imported from Vietnam.

The movie Bui Doi Cho Lon (Chinatown) by Vietnamese-American director Charlie Nguyen has been banned from distribution and screening in Vietnam because the film is "too violent" and misrepresented HCM City's Chinatown.

If the Law on Enterprises is not properly amended, it would put nearly 3,000 enterprises on the brink of filing for bankruptcy, according to an official.

A business forum between Vietnam and Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, drawing nearly 100 businesses from both countries.

The Vietnamese Government and people have always been determined to care for children and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child in particular, said a senior official from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

North Korea reopened a Red Cross hotline with South Korea on Friday and invited officials from Seoul to talks over the weekend, a further sign the North wants to improve ties after a barrage of threats to wage war

Dang Chau Anh has been invited to judge at the third International Choir Competition held in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province from June 19-22.

More than 170 prisoners, facing the death penalty, will begin receiving their sentence via lethal injection beginning June 27, an official has said.

A serious quarry collapse happened in Thanh Hoa Province this morning, killing three people and injuring one.

Hundreds of workers at a factory in Thanh Hoa Province went on strike after they were insulted during lunchtime.

At least six people died after a bus carrying more than 30 passengers crashed into a mountain side and plunged into a ravine in Khanh Hoa province.

The Hanoi People's Committee has approved new rates for services in apartment buildings.

The Vietnam Football Federation is committed to promoting the “Football for All in Vietnam” initiative to discover talents for national football.

UK Minister of Trade and Investment Lord Green will visit Vietnam next week to strengthen UK-Vietnam trade and investment ties, according to the British Embassy in Hanoi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Thursday announced their divorce after three decades of marriage, in a stunning revelation that ended years of speculation about their union.

The branch of Vietinbank in Phu Yen Province has sued Vung Ro Port Company for its delay in repaying VND13.7 billion in debts.

IT workers are in high demand with the industry developing fast, said Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of the Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information in HCM City.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 6 had a meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein as part of his activities at the 2013 World Economic Forum on East Asia in Nay Pyi Taw.