VIETNAM TODAY

The Air Mekong, a private airlines in Vietnam, plans to launch its first commercial flight on the 1000th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The Prime Minister has asked for a plan to supply water to the capital city of Hanoi from now until 2030 with a vision for 2030.

California firefighters searched grimly through smoldering ruins Friday after a huge gas pipeline blast triggered an inferno killing four people.

A Hanoi restaurant is offering 40 diners the chance to eat food from 1,000 years of Hanoi and pay only 1,000 Dong in return.

Hanoi Department of Environment Police in cooperation with Market Management Department September 9 checked four moon cake producers.

Up to 40,000 frontline police jobs could be axed if suggested government cuts of 25 percent go ahead, the Police Federation warned Friday.

State President hosted receptions given to the Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court of Laos and the Deputy Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Cambodia.

Foreign experts will be in Vietnam from October 2-5 to present a certificate from the Guiness World Record for the “Ceramic Road along the Red River”.

Hai Duong People’s Committee chairwoman revealed that impressive progress had been made with Jaks Resources Bhd in negotiating issues concerning the coal-fired power plant.

Foreign investment flow in Vietnam is surging, according to the latest report on Vietnam’s economy provided by Standard Chartered bank.

New procedures on granting a single document covering both land-use rights as well as house ownership are proving difficult to implement.

Construction of the first windpower plant in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta started at Bien Dong A hamlet, Vinh Trach Dong commune, Bac Lieu township of Bac Lieu province.

Ho Chi Minh City has ordered online game businesses to pause providing their services to all public internet shops from 10pm to 8am on following day.

A seminar on institutional reform was held on September 9 in Hanoi with the participation of policy makers, researchers and foreign advisors.

Japan's economy expanded more than first thought in the April-June quarter, soothing fears that a fragile recovery could grind to a halt.

Vietnam will participate in the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety and the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Professional golf in Vietnam will break new ground this year when it witnesses its first ever match play tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Masters Vietnam.

The Government Inspectorate has accused the Ministry of Health of wasting money when it purchased Tamiflu in 2005 at double the market rate.

More than 500 containers (23-25 tons per container) of imported food have been stuck at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City for the last week.