VIETNAM TODAY

More than two thirds of Japanese voters support PM Shinzo Abe's cabinet, a media survey published on Monday showed, with many of them praising his efforts to battle deflation and stimulate the economy.

A number of real estate investors have been seeking to change their commercial housing projects into social projects.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited air defence missile battalion 64 of the Airforce Service's division 361 yesterday, calling on officers and soldiers to stay prepared for combat in any situation.

Trainer Hoang Van Phuc has been assigned to lead Vietnam’s national football team in its two matches with the UAE on February 6 and Hong Kong on March 22 in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round.

The speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Kang Chang Hee and his delegation have arrived in Hanoi for a four day official visit.

Six men have been arrested over the rape of a woman who was travelling by bus in the northern Indian state of Punjab, police said on Sunday.

Power prices will be averaged at VND1,459 per kWh this year, up 7.2% from last year, said the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

2013 is forecast to be a difficult year for Vietnam’s rice exports as competition from other global rice producers such as Thailand, India, Pakistan and Myanmar intensifies.

A coach station in Danang city costing VND135 billion has already been deserted after being in operation for just months.

A roadside bomb Sunday killed at least 14 Pakistani soldiers and injured 25 others in a lawless tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea will co-ordinate closely to further boost labour co-operation and swiftly tackle any issues that arise.

Three people were killed after a truck crashed into a motorbike in the central province of Ha Tinh on January 13.

The cyclist Lance Armstrong could lose much more than his already ravaged reputation if he confesses to doping this week during a television interview with Oprah Winfrey -- he could end up in jail.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has launched its sixth nationwide tourism photograph contest, themed “Vietnam: Endless Beauty”.

With more than 2,500ha of woodlands illegally destroyed in the last six months, Ea Sup District has suffered the most deforestation of all 15 districts in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung vowed to take serious measures to fight against the trade and production of fake goods.

Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu has announced a raft of new measures to ensure food safety at a conference on agricultural product distribution.

Dense smog shrouded Beijing on Saturday, with pollution at hazardous levels for a second day and residents advised to stay indoors, state media said.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Vietnam National Coal - Mining Industries Group to settle inventories at the beginning of the year.