VIETNAM TODAY

Twelve Vietnamese students have departed for the US to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair 2013.

Hydro-electricity plants will adjust their operations to provide enough water for agriculture production and domestic use in the lowlands of Thu Bon-Vu Gia rivers.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that mobile phone users will now be able to change network providers without swapping their mobile numbers from January 1, 2017.

An international seminar on “Vietnamese linguistics in the context of doi moi (renewal) and integration” was held in Hanoi on May 11.

A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The Communist Party of Vietnam and the Social Democratic Party of Germany held their third dialogue yesterday in Hanoi, focusing on challenges facing sustainable social welfare policies for the people of both nations, and solutions to these issues.

Fraudulent online stores are flooding the internet, scamming people with various kinds of tricks.

The World Bank and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 10 co-hosted a workshop discussing a comprehensive resilience plan for integrated flood risk management.

China and five Southeast Asian countries - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam - have signed a joint declaration at a ministerial meeting in Myanmar, with the aim to strengthen cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.

Millions of registered voters across Pakistan cast their ballots Saturday in a landmark general election marking the country’s first transition of civilian governments. Following a violent campaign season, security has been tightened.

Vietnam hopes to receive more support from the Japanese Government to develop its agricultural sector in a modern direction, ensuring food security and adapting to climate change, a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development senior official has said.

Hanoi has begun granting land use right certificates to foreigner, a move that is intended to improve the frozen real estate market, however, businesses remain sceptical.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that China considers Vietnam a friend and a sincere comrade and that Vietnam’s development is the opportunity for China’s development.

The second Mekong Resources Forum on investment cooperation and the sustainable development of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region - was held in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on May 10.

The number of 3G users in Vietnam in 2012 increased about five times compared to the previous year, according to a survey announced in Hanoi on May 9.

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit to northern Afghanistan on Friday where she inspected her troops less than two weeks after a German special forces soldier was killed and a second wounded, a military spokesman said.

A forum was held in Hanoi on May 9 to discuss measures to enhance investment and sustainable development in energy.

Russia will grant 335 scholarships to Vietnamese undergraduate and post-graduate students in 2013.

The head of the Heavy Industry Department opposed the halt of two bauxite projects, saying that they would bring great economic results.