VIETNAM TODAY

Educators have urged to set up a new order to ensure that study consultancy firms in Vietnamese territory operate in a right track.

The State Bank of Vietnam has yet to issue any directive on recalling the VND coins, deputy director of the SBV’s branch in Ho Chi Minh City has confirmed.

The Central Investigation Police Department prosecuted a case of prostitution intermediary with the involvement of many models and actresses.

Leading Italian artists will perform at the Gala Italiano Concert, to be held in the Hanoi Opera House to mark the Italian National Day (June 2).

Officials from 27 members of the ASEAN Regional Forum shared their concerns and stressed the importance of regional security at a regional security policy conference in Phnom Penh.

More than 70 people were killed across Syria, monitors said, as thousands of people protested in Aleppo.

While the Central Bank claimed the country’s ratio of bad debts increased to 3.6% by the middle of April, other studies claim the figure could be three to four times higher.

HCMC authorities have urged the Department of Transport to complete the planning and construction of steel traffic overpasses.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism asked travel firms to immediately report any case of harassment of visitors to deal with the problem properly.

Many pottery and ceramic producers in Dong Nai Province have stopped operating or reduced output due to a lack of export orders and high production costs.

President Francois Hollande told troops in Afghanistan that France will coordinate closely with NATO allies and Afghan authorities about its imminent exit from the war.

Vietnam is still a potential market despite the fact that the underdevelopment of its support industry remains one of the barriers to foreign investors.

The Ministry of Education and Training has stopped the state budget funded programme on sending Vietnamese students abroad.

A toll-free wild animal protection hot line was established by Education for Nature Vietnam to mark International Biodiversity Day.

NA deputies discussed the lax management of state-owned enterprises, which has been the leading cause of corruption.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to cancel the planned merging of two popular theatres in the north.

As more and more people go to supermarkets, the traditional markets have to modernise in order to stay competitive.

A circus from Yunnan province in China will go on tour in Vietnam , giving 23 performances across the country from May 26 to June 30.

As part of a large sea wind power project, two wind turbines have been installed in the sea off southern Bac Lieu Province.