VIETNAM TODAY

The Prime Minister has decided to force former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam out of his job for serious violations and wrongdoings in work, as a disciplinary measure.

A man and his two granddaughters have been killed in a fire that occurred at their house in Nha Trang City early Saturday morning.

Vietnam's power giant EVN has explained the reasons behind its purchase of electricity from neighbouring countries rather than from renewable energy facilities at home.

The police of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces have detained a Chinese national charged with stealing property in Vietnam.

International travel website Traveldudes has run an article suggesting top scuba diving destinations in Vietnam.

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

Serious erosion has threatened nearly 100 houses in the southern province of Bac Lieu’s Gia Rai Town.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment has just stopped the construction of the Sanrio Hello Kitty World Hanoi project which has been stagnant for four years.

Hundreds of flights to and from the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City have been affected by bad weather.

Australian Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski has just hosted a working dinner with members of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

The Ha Giang Provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism is investigating a photo which showed a tourist sitting on an engraved stone marking Vietnams northern border at Lung Cu Flag Tower.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the nation to save electricity in the next three years amid challenges in power supply that have resulted in massive power cuts.

Several hydropower plants in the northern region have suspended generating electricity due to the shortage of water amid massive power outages.

A delegation from the University of Technology and Management visited Venezuela, aiming to seek stronger education and training cooperation with Venezuelan partners.

Scaling Everest is always dangerous, but expedition organisers have warned that a combination of extreme weather, corner-cutting on safety, and inexperienced and "impatient" foreign climbers has resulted in one of the peak's deadliest mountaineering seasons.

Considered a national treasure, ginseng grown mainly on Ngoc Linh Mountain along the Truong Son range has become a live-saver for poverty-stricken families of the Xe Dang ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

Crowds Have flocked to Dam Sen Water Park in HCM City as they look to ease the current heat.

The Customs Department of the central province of Quang Tri stated on June 8 that they had arrested two Lao nationals after they had attempted to transport 18,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have approved a project to evacuate dozens of local households from the area which is usually hit by flash floods.