VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for the building and reinforcement of strategic trust for peace, cooperation, development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region on the basis of international law.

Handspan Travel Indochina will run a non-profit Ha Long clean up tour targeted at environmentally conscious travelers late this June.

President Truong Tan Sang on May 31 met underprivileged children who are visiting Hanoi on the occasion of Children’s Day (June 1).

Vietnam hopes to have 60 scientific research organisations of regional and international stature by 2020.

Vietnam is carrying out investigations into the operations of the digital currency exchange Liberty Reserve, which has recently been accused of money laundering.

A ceremony was held at the Lotte Hotel in the Republic of Korea to announce the official opening of direct flights between Incheon and Danang.

Feeding children a balanced diet is essential to their development but few women follow medical workers' recommendations, especially when feeding their children solid food.

An estimated 700-800 Vietnamese people working illegally in Saudi Arabia may benefit from a general amnesty issued by the country's government.

The Myanmar Government has reached a preliminary ceasefire deal with the Kachin Independent Organisation- the political branch of the Kachin Independence Army - after almost two years of violence.

Works of artists from Indochina Fine Arts College's first generation will be brought to Vietnam by collector Nguyen Minh.

Thousands of local residents were affected by power cuts and transport problems caused by a serious landslide that destroyed a 70-metre long section of the concrete embankment along Can Tho River in Can Tho City early yesterday morning.

The VAMC is expected to solve VND70,000 trillion in bad debts this year, said the SBV's Governor Nguyen Van Binh.

Vo Huy Cuong, Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has discussed measures to promote civil aviation cooperation with Vuwani Ndwamato, Director of the South African Department of Air Transport in Pretoria.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has halted all staff movement across Afghanistan and closed its office in Jalalabad that was hit by a suicide and gun attack.

A delegation from the UK’s All-Party Parliament Group for Vietnam led by its Chair, Labour Member of Parliament George Howarth, is paying a working visit to Vietnam.

Leaders and experts from the tourism industry met yesterday in Hanoi for an in-depth Tourism Promotion Conference, where they debated how Vietnam can become more successful in the lucrative and fast-growing sector.

NA deputies have recommended slashing the corporate income tax to 20% for all enterprises as a way to support enterprises.

Vietnamese exporters have described the US Department of Commerce’s recent levy of anti-subsidy duties on frozen shrimp imported from seven countries including Vietnam as absolutely unreasonable.