VIETNAM TODAY

The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official.

France and Vietnam have a long and effective history of medical cooperation and France has helped train many generations of Vietnamese doctors since the 80s of the 19th century.

An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident.

People have spent billions of VND to buy luxury coastal apartments as investments. However, they are struggling to find customers.

North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korean officials said. Pyongyang recently withdrew two mid-range missiles from its eastern coast following a period of heightened tensions with the US and Seoul.

Farming households have shown little interest in joining a pilot programme offering agricultural insurance since it started in seven provinces two years ago.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 18 issued an order to kick off construction of two tunnels in Phu Loc district, central Thua Thien-Hue province.

Party and State leaders laid floral wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on May 18 to mark the 123rd anniversary of the late President’s birth.

Over 60 people have been injured after a two-car train derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city, police said.

Vietnam and Belarus will maintain an exchange of high-ranking delegations to consolidate political trust which in turn will help boost bilateral ties.

Head of the Press Department Hoang Huu Luong said that there were no plans to revise the Law on Press in the coming period.

Vietnamese people are paying tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in many ways on the occasion of his 123 rd birthday anniversary (May 19).

Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

The outstanding loans given by commercial banks have increased 2.11 percent since December, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

A large number of reference books with inaccurate information on Vietnamese history, geography and culture, are stirring up public concerns over their negative impacts on children.

Officials and economists discussed possible adjustment to the petrol price stabilisation fund at the meeting held by the Vietnam Petroleum Association.

Vietnamese players will fly to the Philippines on May 17 to take part in the Asian Chess Championships.

Vietnam and the German State of Hessen will work hard together to make the Vietnamese-German University a high quality educational centre in the country and region.

The US-based human resources solution provider CareerBuilder has announced plans to expand its operations in Vietnam by opening a representative office in the country.