VIETNAM TODAY

The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital concluded its ophthalmic surgical techniques transfer and training programme for Da Nang city on August 20.

The threat of grasshoppers is a major concern for farmers who are worried about losing their crops.

The Amnesty Consultation Council of the Government on August 20 decided to grant amnesty to more than 17,000 inmates on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

A film week will be held in Vietnam from August 31 to September 6 to mark 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

Several projects in both wind power and titanium mining sectors in the central province of Binh Thuan have been put on hold, a provincial official said.

Director of Phong Nha-Ke Bang project said that Quang Binh had transferred Eur200,000 to the German Reconstruction Bank at the bank’s request.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has taken a major and positive step towards reuniting members of the 3.5 million overseas Vietnamese community.

A "bold" plan for a railway system connecting more than 300 million people was approved Friday.

Cooperation between ASEAN member countries in defence and military matters has helped to create confidence and reinforce unity within the group.

The fledgling farmed oyster industry along the north-east coast of Vietnam has taken off under the guidance of a team of Australian shellfish experts.

She may be wise in the ways of the world, but self-taught painter Le Thi is still relatively new to the Vietnamese art scene.

The Master of Commerce in Human Resource Management will be taught at Ho Chi Minh City Open University.

A flyover bridge over the Cat Lai T-junction has significantly eased traffic congestion on the Hanoi Highway, Ho Chi Minh City officials have said.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Pakistan faces a "slow-motion tsunami" as the flood-ravaged nation pleaded for a massive injection of global aid.

The Ministry of Information and Communications should cut the supply of online games service rather than institute online curfews at Internet cafes.

LOT on Wednesday announced the start of direct services between Hanoi and Warsaw on November 15 this year.

The Southern Airports Corporation has been asked to build a water pumping system to help Tan Son Nhat Airport cope with floods.

Firms illegally continues gold trading on accounts, causing many people to lose billions Vietnamese dong.

Supermodel Vu Nguyen Ha Anh has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam.