VIETNAM TODAY

President Truong Tan Sang had bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe on November 10 on the sidelines of the APEC Forum in China.

Nhung Nguoi Con Cua Lang (Children of the Village) and Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere) will vie for the feature film award of US$5,000 at the third Hanoi International Film Festival, which kicks

Fishermen in Binh Dinh Province have been furnished with new equipment to catch tuna.

President Truong Tan Sang and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have discussed deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a meeting in Beijing on the sidelines of the 22nd Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.

Young weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan has won one gold and two silver medals at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships 2014 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Around 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign volunteers, 5,000 children, and families will take part in a campaign called "the next era of smile" organised at 25 places around the country to mark Operation Smile's 25th anniversary.

President Truong Tan Sang requested Asian-Pacific businesses continue their technical support in developing APEC economies at APEC CEO Summit 2014 in Beijing.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his confidence that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is likely to be completed by early next year.

The Ministry of Information and Communications asked the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre to temporarily suspend operations of seven websites since November 1 for running unlicensed activities and posting stories with inappropriate content.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held formal talks on Monday for the first time since the two leaders took office, a breakthrough in efforts to improve ties between the Asian rivals.

Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been listed in the 20 geological wonders of the world by travel guide website Rough Guides.

The search has hastened for eight sailors missing after two cargo ships collided off shore Khanh Hoa province on November 9– three have been rescued so far.

A ground-breaking ceremony for the building of a modern waste treatment complex in Thu Thua district in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has just been held. The Green Technology Park project implemented by the Vietnam Waste Solutions

President Truong Tan Sang has met with his Philippine counterpart Benigno Aquino III, attended a round-table talk with US businesses and visited the Vietnam Embassy in Beijing.

Iran, the United States and European Union will hold an unscheduled second day of talks on Monday on disagreements blocking resolution of a dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, a U.S. official and Iranian state media said.

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in November 2014 is expected to rise over that of previous months because of an increase in demand for goods.

Thousands of residents and members of international community in Hanoi gathered at the gate of the Reunification Park on November 9 for a charitable run around the Thien Quang Lake to raise funds to treat underprivileged children with cancer

The 7th Innovative Youth Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 8, attracting the participation of thousands of students.

President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Beijing, China on November 9 for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.