VIETNAM TODAY

Consequences of AO/dioxin to be solved by 2020

The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group has announced the goal of basically solved the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam by 2020 at the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-US Joint Advisory Council (JAC) in Hanoi on September 20.

HCM City HIV prenvention system faces risk of collapse

HCM City’s HIV/AIDS prevention and control system is facing high risk of bankruptcy.

Last US surge troops leave Afghanistan

The last of the 33,000 US soldiers that Barack Obama sent to Afghanistan nearly three years ago as part of a military surge have left the country.

Urbanisation spells demise for handicraft villages

Rapid urbanisation has changed the characters of many Hanoi’s traditional handicraft villages, including Hau Ai, which specialises in making Mid-autumn toys.

Asia-Pacific region eyes fisheries

Representatives of the Asia Pacific Fishery Commission's member countries gathered yesterday in Da Nang to discuss ways to develop regional fisheries in a sustainable manner.

7 agricultural exports enter billion dollar club

In the year to mid-September, seven of Vietnam’s agricultural export staples have entered the billion US dollar club, which includes commodities that bring in revenues worth at least US$1 billion for the country.

Cooking in Hoi An in top 10 most interesting travel experience

Cooking in Hoi An is one of the activities ranked in the top 10 special travel experiences in the world. This is voted by the Lonely Planet, the "lodestar of backpackers".

iPhone 5 launch draws crowds at Asia Apple shops

In a now familiar ritual, Apple's Asian fans jammed the tech juggernaut's shops in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore to pick up the latest version of its iPhone.

PM Dung: Vietnam treasures ties with China

The PM has reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent, long-term and strategic policy of consolidating and strengthening the friendly and comprehensive cooperative ties with China.

More meat in diets trigger obesity fears

Experts from the National Institute for Nutrition agreed in a seminar that Vietnamese people are becoming over-weight due to consuming too much meat.

HCM City’s CPI increases up 1.21 percent in September

HCM City’s consumer price index rose by 1.21 percent in September, according to the municipal Statistics Department.

Aid drop hits Millennium goals campaign: UN

A major drop in development aid have put at risk development goals set by world leaders with a 2015 deadline, the UN said.

Vietnam’s banking sector needs to deal with interest groups

The biggest difficulty facing local banking sector’s restructuring will be dealing with interest groups, said a local economist.

Fines quadrupled for eco polluters

Serious environmental polluters may be fined up to VND2 billion ($95,240) – almost four times the present level, said a local official.

Volunteer network set up in central region

The Vietnam Volunteer Information Resource Centre and a UN-funded project on enhancing volunteer capacity for Vietnam’s development met to set up a network of volunteer organisations.

Educators slam reading device used in English teaching

Vietnam’s efforts to better teach its students English have encountered a problem as electronic reading pens are now regarded as inconvenient and ineffective.

Afghans protest against French cartoons, US film

Hundreds of Afghans protested for the first time against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in France and staged fresh rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film.