VIETNAM TODAY

The US magazine National Geographic has captured the image of Vietnamese woman in its photo series 'The Story Of Hunger And Hope'.

Prices of petroleum products in Vietnam have been cut for the second time this year with petrol dropping more than VND1,800 a litre at the bowser.

Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the 45th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from January 21-24.

The family of a Vietnamese musician has alleged life-threatening sub-standard medical care was provided by French Hospital of Hanoi.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo's response to Islamic militants threatening to kill two Japanese nationals unless he pays a $200 million ransom.

A new project titled ‘Strengthening Capacity and Institutional Reform for Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Vietnam’ (CIGG) was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 21, seeking to boost the country’s efforts in accelerating green growth.

Visitors will be offered free admission to Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province and some other related tourism destinations from February 18 to 21, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

Barack Obama will say America is turning the page on years of war and economic hardship Tuesday, in a populist-tinged State of the Union address that puts him on a collision course with Republicans.

Efforts to prevent local residents from living on houseboats in Ha Long Bay have largely failed due to a lack of aquaculture planning and management. Their continued presence has some concerned that they will continue to contribute to Ha

Hanoi is to get a National Museum of Nature after the government approved a proposal by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Hanoi’s traditional craft villages, with their centuries old cultural values and techniques passed down from generation to generation, have become increasingly popular with tourists.

Blood donation festival "Red Sunday 2015" will take place in 18 provinces and cities nationwide, and at the Hanoi University of Technology in Hanoi, on January 25.

Mystery surrounds the identities of 24 people so far whose remains were found in a mass grave by local residents in Khanh Hoa Province.

An AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month with 162 people on board climbed faster than normal and then stalled, the Indonesian transport minister said Tuesday.

The ongoing visit to Vietnam by Vatican Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, is hoped to help him understand more about religious policies and life of Vietnamese Catholic followers.

Swiss company Candino has created 1,888 watches, with images of Vietnam's flag, map, and Hoang Sa (Spratly) and Truong Sa (Paracel) archipelagos, which are on sale in HCM City.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January will fluctuate slightly and see a minor reduction, the Price Management Department under the Ministry of Finance, forecast.

The People's Court of Hoa Binh province sentenced eight people to death and five others to life imprisonment for trafficking 189.35kg of heroin on January 19.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday sharply cut its 2015-2016 world growth forecast of only six months ago, saying lower oil prices did not offset pervasive weaknesses around the globe.