VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has reported a rise in illegal meat imports with 131 cases detected in the first nine months of this year, up 14.50 percent on-year.

The Halico Hanoi Liquor JSC, the producer of Hanoi Vodka, has reported losses of over VND2.28 billion in the third quarter of this year, marking the 26th consecutive quarter of losses and a near-40 percent increase in losses on-year.

India plans to send a man to the Moon and set up a space station by 2040, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as the country ramps up its space programme.

Vietnam is set to experience widespread rains as a storm has been forecasted to enter the East Sea in the days to come.

The real estate sector is finally emerging from its slumber as the economic recovery in the third quarter of the year has triggered a resurgence of demand for realty properties.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam are intensifying efforts to look for the 13 fishermen who went missing after their boats sank.

PM Pham Minh Chinh leaves Hanoi on October 18 to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and pay a visit to Saudi Arabia.

It's out with buzzcuts and in with longer locks for Thai police, as per a new regulation that came into effect Tuesday.

President Vo Van Thuong met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Zhao Leji in Beijing on October 17.

Head coach of the Vietnamese national football team Philippe Troussier has been named among the greatest coaches in the history of the Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Two fishing boats from the central province of Quang Nam have sunk, leaving 15 fishermen unaccounted for.

PM Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and pay a visit to Saudi Arabia from October 18- 20.

Many people in the southern central province of Binh Dinh are flocking to the local forest to pick wild mushrooms that can be made into good dishes.

The south central province of Binh Thuan will hold a kite festival from October 22-29, during which a Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam will be set.

Hundreds of firefighters were battling almost 70 bushfires in Australia's New South Wales state on Tuesday, with one man dead and several homes under threat.

From a food importer, Vietnam can now ensure food security in any circumstances, affirmed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

The northern and northern central regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to struggle with heavy rains from October 19.

Five people were killed in floods in Thailand's north this week, with authorities warning on Tuesday that more heavy rain was on the way.

A bomb has been found at a construction site in Bao Ha Primary School in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai's Bao Yen District.