VIETNAM TODAY

The trees that have earned Da Lat City the name 'city of a thousand pines' have been fast disappearing under the strains of urbanisation.

Danang City NA deputies said they will seek intervention from the NA and the government to deal with the violations of Dak Mi 4 hydropower plant.

China warned the EU on Thursday that imposing duties on Chinese solar panels would "seriously harm" bilateral trade ties, upping the tone of its criticism a week after the EU said it would move ahead with hefty penalties in June.

Thousands of people have been killed in traffic accidents so far this year, making it potentially hard to achieve the target of cutting the number of deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent this year.

Vietnam had over 2.1 million poor households and over 1.4 million families living near the poverty line in 2012, accounting for 9.64 percent and 6.57 percent of the population, respectively.

Vinacomin said that it had considered a halt to the Nhan Co bauxite project, but was scared about the major losses in its investment.

Rescuers have saved a wild elephant that fell into a trap at Yok Don National Park and would release it back into the wild after treatment.

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world.

Domestic beverage companies were falling into difficulties due to competition from foreign rivals, heard participants have said at a recent workshop.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Belarusian counterpart M. Myasnikovich have discussed major measures to foster the time-honored friendship and cooperation in various fields.

While a number of workers have been working in Angola, the MoLISA has yet to grant labour export companies official operational licenses.

The concrete roof of a shoe factory in western Cambodia suddenly collapsed on the morning of May 16, killing at least three workers and injuring six others.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham will retire from football at the end of the season, he announced on Thursday.

Hospitals in the north are overloaded from a huge increase in the number of patients who have fallen ill due to the on-going heat wave.

Following complaints by villagers in Duong Lam commune about cramped living conditions, local authorities have held a meeting to discuss the issue.

Vietnam Football Federation will today sign a two-year contract with coach Hoang Van Phuc to take charge of the national and under-23 teams.

Hanoi authorities have held four meetings to discuss ways to restore the One-pillar Pagoda but they have yet to reach a final decision.

New tours, destinations and promotions to the Mekong Delta were introduced at a seminar held this morning (May 16) in Hanoi.

The long awaited VND30 trillion credit package to stimulate the real estate market will be officially launched June 1, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.