VIETNAM TODAY

Promoting defense cooperation for a combined strength to cope with common challenges is one of the key measures to maintain peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.

An Bang beach in Hoi An and Bai Dai in Phu Quoc were placed 86th and 93rd on the list of the 100 best beaches in the world, as announced recently by CNN Travel News.

A strong earthquake jolted Taiwan on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least 18 others and causing panicked shoppers to rush out of a shaking multi-story department store, officials said.

The Tay Ho Flea Market, which offers a variety of old and brand new junks that you may hardly find in any normal market, will be held on June 8.

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group kick-started its programme entitled “Investment for community development” in Cambodia by offering free medical check-ups and treatment to locals in Koun Mom district in the northeastern province of Ratanakiri on June 2.

Domestic petroleum wholesalers have lobbied the Finance Ministry to approve an increase in retail prices, claiming they have taken losses despite the recent falls in the world fuel price.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Taiwan on Sunday and caused some damage, Taiwan media reported.

A waste water treatment plant with a treatment capacity of 17,650 cubic metres per day has been opened in the southern province of Binh Duong.

An Action Month for Children with the themed "Creating equal opportunities for poor and ethnic minority children" was launched in Hanoi on June 1.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 1 arrived in Hanoi, successfully concluding his trip to Singapore to attend the 12th Shangri La Dialogue.

Local authorities in Ha Tinh Province have remained powerless as dozens of local households destroyed nearly 200 hectares of forest for farming.

Hanoi has set an economic growth rate of 8.5 - 9.45 percent in the second half of this year to realise the preset Gross Regional Domestic Product goal of 8-8.5 percent for the entire year.

Britain will transfer up to 90 detainees from its main Afghan military base to local authorities in the next few days, the British defence secretary said Wednesday. Lawyers said some of the men have been held for 14 months

The Rainforest Challenge - Vietnam Challenge-Ha Long 2013 kicked off in Tuan Chau Resort, Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province on June 1.

The World Bank on May 31 approved two credits from the International Development Association (IDA) worth US$250 million to Vietnam for two healthcare projects in the country.

Up to 97% of people choose to work as nude models in order to earn money, while the rest pose for fun, a model said.

Vietnamese and Chinese experts discussed the sea area off the Tonkin Gulf during the third expert-level negotiation round in Hanoi on May 29-30.

An agency said that hydropower investors have been ignoring safety and environmental factors involved in their projects.

Director Charlie Nguyen is set to surprise cinema audiences once again with his next choice of project, which is being billed as Vietnam's first road trip comedy.