VIETNAM TODAY

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has officially recognised Cát Tiên National Park in southern Vietnam as the 72nd addition to its prestigious Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.

As a business, financial and trade hub, Singapore is vulnerable to being misused as a conduit to launder illicit funds derived from fraud committed abroad, said the Singapore’s Money Laundering National Risk Assessment (ML NRA).

Vietnam is keeping a close watch on and is deeply concerned at the information on the recent ship collision between China and the Philippines near the Second Thomas Shoal, an official has said.

A 14-year-old girl in the northern province of Bac Ninh is struggling with bone cancer, but her family is too poor to cover the treatment.

Vietnam sent more than 78,000 labourers to work abroad so far this year, with Japan receiving the largest number, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, heavy rains will fall in the Central Highlands and Southern regions in the next three days.

Michelin Guide has revealed this year’s Bib Gourmand list for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Mass fish deaths have occurred in the Yaly Reservoir in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum's Sa Thay District following heavy rains.

Asian markets mostly fell Friday following a broadly negative lead from Wall Street, where tech giants led a sell-off on profit-taking, while traders are on intervention watch as the yen retreats back towards a three-decade low.

Hanoi will build a night food street around Hoang Cau Lake in Dong Da District.

Over 1,000 people living in poor-quality housing along Van Thanh Canal face potential danger.

The southern province of Tien Giang is calling investors to carry out a waste treatment plant with a total capital of around VND640 billion (USD 25.14 million).

Heavy rains in southern China have killed nine people and left six missing, state media reported Thursday.

Vietnam and Russia have issued a Joint Statement on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership, building on the achievements of the three-decade implementation of their Treaty on Principles of Friendly Relations.

Exports by provinces and cities in the southeastern key economic region have grown strongly so far this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue supporting Vietnam and developing the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

A batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has killed at least 34 people with more than 100 others rushed to hospital, Tamil Nadu state officials told reporters Thursday.

Vietnam sees the traditional relationship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia as a top priority in its external policy, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hanoi on June 20.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau has just established a marine reserve on a total area of over 27,000 hectares.