Japan continues to support Vietnam in achieving its key goal to become an industrial and modern country by 2020, says Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Tanaka Akihito.

Vietnam Television and BHD Company have announced plans to produce a local version of popular reality show Big Brother.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan rounded out the first day of his working visit to the Republic of Korea, attending working sessions with three government ministries in Seoul on August 26.

A new exhibition of 163 paintings, sculpture and other art works has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum as part of celebrations of the 68th National Day, which falls on September 2.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has agreed in principle to include a ship-building facility in Khanh Hoa Province in the country’s masterplan for the industry.

Provinces and cities across the country will have access to an emergency system via a single telephone number by 2015, according to Ministry of Health regulations.

The HCM City People’s Court on August 19 handed down the death penalty to a Nigerian for drug trafficking.

Vietnam and Saudi Arabia have agreed to boost information exchange to promote trade in agricultural products such as rice, seafood, tea and coffee.

(VOV) - Two Vietnamese dance and music troupes will make a performance tour of the US as part of a cultural exchange programme.

Hitachi Asia Ltd announced the establishment of its subsidiary firm in Ho Chi Minh City on August 5, giving the company greater access to one of the region’s most promising economies.