VIETNAM TODAY

Hundreds of people in HCM City have returned their land use certificates to local authorities because of unreasonably high fees.

Over 10 days, 25 British volunteers have been riding 1,500km from Lao Cai to Danang to spread the latest newborn baby nursing advancements throughout Vietnam.

May’s consumer price index in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi declined by 0.16% and 0.22 % respectively from the levels of the previous month.

Asian workers abroad sent 260 billion USD to their home countries in 2012, higher than all other regions in the world, said a recent United Nations report.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has freshly approved a funding of 208 billion VND to preserve and develop Tram Chim National Park sustainably in 2013-2020.

The Ministry of Construction is seeking approval from the PM to hire foreign consultants to help adjust current planning for Hanoi.

A climber from Bangladesh and another from South Korea have died on Mount Everest as hundreds flock to the world's highest peak during good weather, Nepalese tourism officials said Tuesday.

Vinacomin would be committing a huge mistake by progressing with their bauxite projects, an official has said.

Dreams of meeting limbless Australian writer Nick Vujicic will come true for many Vietnamese tomorrow when he arrives to address an expected 70,000 people in total.

More than 5kg of rhino horns were seized by customs officers at Tan Son Nhat Airport yesterday while being smuggled into Vietnam.

Vietnamese students won two fourth prizes at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the fields of electricity and mechanics, and materials and biotechnology.

The committee on drafting amendments to the 1992 Constitution did not submit the proposal to change the country's name to the NA.

A devastating, two-mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people—including at least 20 children—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore.

While banks often hunt for or prioritise large-scale businesses for lending, one expert said they should be more careful to prevent possible risks.

The Ordinance on Religion and Belief has created a favourable legal corridor for ensuring people’s right to religious freedom.

Several underprivileged students in HCM City have been forced into the role of domestic help for their landlords after being provided with free or discounted accommodation.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on May 20 by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank to review the 2011 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative programme.

A shortage of clean water has hit residents in many of Hanoi's suburban districts, leaving them no choice but to spend over the odds on water or resort to using stagnant pond water.

A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief Monday in northern Afghanistan in an attack outside the council headquarters, authorities said.