VIETNAM TODAY

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology announced the establishment of the School of Materials and School of Chemistry and Life Sciences on Wednesday as part of its expansion plan.

Around 200 tonnes of rubbish have been discharged into a temporary landfill on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, causing severe pollution.

The profits of listed companies are expected to recover in the second half of the year after performing poorly in the first quarter, buoyed by the recent supportive policies from the Government, said analysts at securities firms.

Tourists visiting Co To island of northeastern Quang Ninh province have been urged not to bring plastic bags as it aims to build a sustainable, green tourism environment.

The Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office was ranked second in the list of the 11 most beautiful post offices around the world, which was announced by the US magazine Architectural Digest in its latest edition.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to set up an inspection team on power supply and management of Electricity of Vietnam from early 2021 to June this year.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 11-13 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

Authorities in the northern port city of Haiphong have asked real estate developers to speed up the construction of urban area and industrial park projects by June next year.

Dantri Newspaper and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have just started construction of a new school project in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

Four restaurants in Vietnam received their first Michelin stars at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 6.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade's E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency said it will coordinate with Amazon Global Selling to organise a cross-border e-commerce conference, which is expected to help Vietnamese businesses seek online export opportunities.

Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Quang Hai has ended his contract with the French side Pau FC one year ahead of schedule.

Vietnam has recorded 8,995 hand, foot and mouth patients so far this year, including three deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

The National Institute of haematology and Blood Transfusion will boost blood donations in order to help the Southwestern region.

Well-known actress Bình Tinh of HCM City has honoured at the Đào Tấn Awards organised by the National Cultural Promotion and Preservation Research Institute and its partners.

More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore is set to come to an end, with the city-state's only racecourse closing and being redeveloped for housing.

Le Minh Hai has driven his motorbike over 10 kilometres for the past 13 years from home to East Sea Park in Son Tra District to take care of 1,000 pigeons that he calls ‘his children’.

An image of Hai Ba Trung or Trung Sisters – two Vietnamese heroines who raised an army and went to battle to protect their ancestral homeland in the year 43 AD – has been present in a new collection

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Tuesday offered condolences to a local family who lost three members in a traffic accident.