VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi will hold the first ever festival honouring Ong Cong (the Land Genie) and Ong Tao (the Kitchen God) on Sunday.

The Gioi (World) Publishers has issued a new book entitled Arts of Vietnam 1009-1945, the first history to be published in English of the development of the arts throughout Vietnam.

Russia warned that any Israeli air strike against Syria would be "unacceptable" after the Damascus regime said a military research centre had come under Israeli fighter jet attack.

Employers found guilty of failing to abide by labour laws could be fined from VND50-75 million, according to a draft decree.

Con Dao, an island district in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, has been included in Lonely Planet's travel magazine as one of the top nine of the world's most mysterious islands.

A gunman opened fire in an Arizona office building following a legal mediation meeting on Wednesday, shooting dead one man and wounding two other people.

A number of real estate directors have been seeking ways to avoid their creditors on these days leading up to Tet.

A report from the MoLISA has shown that 'social evils' are rising at an alarming rate in the whole and among younger people in specific.

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency held a conference in Hanoi on January 30 to review Japan ’s official development assistance to Vietnam over the last 20 years and its future orientations.

Vietnam will print shocking pictures warning the harmful effects of smoking on cigarette packs beginning May 1.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga hopes that foreign media agencies will continue providing the world with accurate and unbiased information about Vietnam.

Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Thursday that he intends to change the country's post-World War II constitution, lowering the bar for further amendments.

HCM City will propose banning several overseas Vietnamese singers from domestic performances for their remarks about the country.

Chairman of the state-owned Agribank discussed the bank’s improved management plans after racking up the highest level of bad debts among local banks in 2012.

NA's Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu has joined parliamentarians from 27 other APPF members at the 21 st Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum.

Nghe An Province’s district authorities are employing more high ranking officials than normal staff.

Officials from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and Dien Bien province have agreed to expand their pilot forest sustainable management project beyond selected areas given initial encouraging achievements.

Beijing urged residents to stay indoors as emergency measures were rolled out aimed at countering a heavy cloud of smog blanketing the Chinese capital and swathes of the country.

Vietnamese representatives Nguyen Thi Thanh An and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son have pocketed tickets to the Chess World Cup in Norway next year.