VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Public Security has decided to stand firm on the controversial punishment for the non-transfer of vehicle ownership.

BigC The Garden have disciplined a worker who mistakenly stamped a Chinese flag on Vietnamese grapes, one official said.

A draft regulation by the SBV that allows low-income households an annual preferential loan rate of 6% has not gained much traction among the public.

An international conference themed “Sustainable Built Environment For Now and the Future” opened in Hanoi on March 26 as part of activities to mark 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the UK.

58 local players and 211 opponents from India, Brunei, Hong Kong, the US, etc. are taking part in the 2013 Hanoi Vietnam Challenge International Badminton Championships from March 26-31.

Children with autism require intensive attention which is best provided by family member, an expert has said.

Arts play a significant role in education by improving academic success and attendance at school, a British educator told a conference themed “Leading Generation for Creativity” in HCM City .

More than 5,600 traffic accidents were reported over the past two months of this year, killing nearly 2,000 people and injuring almost 5,800 others, a national online conference on traffic safety heard.

China, Japan and South Korea kicked off formal negotiations Tuesday on securing a free trade agreement to bind together three economies that account for around 20 percent of global GDP.

The Dong Nai and Saigon rivers, the main supply of HCM City safe water, are facing more serious pollution.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has applauded Samsung's decision to expand operations in Vietnam, adding that it would contribute to the strategic partnership between Vietnam and South Korea.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to lower interest rates by between 0.5% and 1% beginning from March 26.

Vietnam has protested China’s recent chase and firing at its fishing boat in the waters of Vietnam’s Paracel archipelago, and demanded the Chinese side to investigate the incident.

Thousands of objects and documentation related to landmines and unexploded ordnance in Vietnam are being displayed at the Museum of Army Engineers in Hanoi from March 25-April 5.

Hanoi and HCM City will enforce helmet rules for children starting from April.

The curtain is about to go up at a new theatre dedicated to Japan's centuries-old kabuki-za performing art, sited in a high-tech venue in a 29-storey Tokyo office building.

Fisheries officials, economists and fishermen want an exemption from corporate income tax for offshore fishing businesses instead of a 10 per cent tax being imposed.

Computer-based tests for recruiting public servants are expected to be implemented widely with the aim of making the process fairer, more transparent and more effective in choosing the best candidates.

Vietnam Report Company has had to review the recent ranking of 500 fastest-growing companies 2012 due to mistakes in the figures.