Around 5 million Vietnamese children between six and 36 months of age will be provided free vitamin A capsules to prevent eye diseases such as xerophthalmia. The pills will be distributed on the occasion of Micronutrient Day on June 1 and 2....
The first ever Ha Noi Single Handicap Golf Club Open Championship 2014 will be held on May 23 and 24....
Authorities in the central Ha Tinh Province found that nearly 1,000 food manufacturers and traders were violating food safety regulations....
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has described China's action in placing an oil rig in Viet Nam's territorial waters as ‘provocative'....
In Shanghai on Tuesday, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan stressed the importance of mutual confidence in ensuring peace and stability....
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III have shared their deep concern about the "current extremely dangerous situation in the East Sea"....
Health Ministry officials and health experts yesterday alleged that over 2,000 workers of two companies had been affected by high levels of organic solvents, leading to their hospitalisation....
The name of the traditional Vietnamese beef noodle dish was recently added to one of the best-selling dictionaries in the US, Merriam-Webster, its website announced....
The Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday warned that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by the Corona virus, popularly known as MERS-CoV, is spreading in the world....
The seventh session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) opened in the capital city yesterday in the context of complicated regional and global developments, Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said in his opening remark....
The Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organisation and Other International Organisations in Geneva on May 20 issued a press release on the recent developments in the East Sea and Vietnam's position on the situation....
Ha Thanh Tam yesterday claimed the second stage of the "Return to the Countryside" cycling tour, also known as the An Giang Plant Protection Cup....
Teenager Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram completed a haul of eight golds and six records as HCM City won the National Junior Swimming Championships yesterday....
The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) decided to suspend Ninh Binh's nine players yesterday due to their alleged involvement in a recent match-fixing scandal, and banned them from playing at any activity organised by the national football governing body....
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday said Viet Nam had held 20 direct meetings with China over the oil rig issue....
Viet Nam defeated North Korea, reportedly a strong player, at the ongoing 2014 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup in the northern province of Bac Ninh yesterday....
Police in Brazil will stage a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in 14 states, including six that will host World Cup matches, their union said on its website....
US search engine Google has overtaken rival technology titan Apple as the world's top brand in terms of value, global market research agency Millward Brown said Wednesday....
Singer Tung Duong, who is dubbed the "divo of Viet Nam", will present his love for the country, especially its islands and sea, during his live show next month....
Thirty years of industrialisation and modernisation and some remarkable achievements notwithstanding, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has failed to fulfil its agricultural potential, experts have said....