VIETNAM TODAY

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso talks to Vietnam News Agency about bilateral co-operation on the occasion of his two-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, which starts today.

Following approval from the governments of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam plans to launch a new direct air route through the three countries.

The 5th ASEAN Maritime Forum and the 3rd Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum will be held in the central city of Da Nang from August 26-28.

Over 400 scholarships worth VND 8 million each were awarded to high school students in the northern region on August 24 by the French scientific organization, Rencontres du Vietnam (Meetings of Vietnam).

A man from Thanh Oai, an outlying district of Hanoi, is locally famous for having made giant lanterns for the mid-autumn festival.

The Microsoft Information Technology (IT) Academy, the first ever international standard IT training centre in the central and Central Highlands regions, made its debut at ceremonies held on August 23.

A ceremony was held on August 23 for Dak Mar Kindergarten, in Dak Ha district in Kontum province, supported by Vietnam Education Society of Canada (VES).

The Israeli Economic and Trade Office and Embassy in Hanoi and the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) will meet in Hanoi on August 28 to discuss homeland security solutions.

China on Saturday called US criticism of an approach by one of its jets to a US Navy patrol plane off the Chinese coast earlier this week "completely groundless" and said its pilot had maintained a safe distance from

A memorial service for revolutionary heroine Vo Thi Thang was solemnly held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23, with Party and State leaders paying floral tributes to her dedication during the anti-US war.

The central regional accents of a newscasters on Vietnam Television (VTV) on August 6 have raised controversy about the standards for anchors.

As many as 120 scholarships, worth VND3 million each, were presented to children of coast guard and fisheries surveillance officers and fishermen in central Da Nang city and Quang Nam province on August 23.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has detected A/H5N6 virus in a local red pheasant farm for the first time, reported the provincial Department of Veterinary under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

As part of its global economic development programme, Vietnam’s Hoi An ancient town has signed an agreement to establish sister city and friendship cooperation relations with Hungary’s Szentendre city.

156 Vietnamese students and young researchers, who excelled in their studies, were presented Odon Vallet scholarships worth VND2 billion at an awards ceremony in Hanoi on August 23.

The Vietnamese Government will not make any preferential policies to support the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) during its restructuring plan.

Former Deputy Director of the northern port city of Haiphong' s Police Department Duong Tu Trong will face a trial on August 28 on charge of abusing position and power while on duty.

Despite their important role in forest protection, Vietnamese those designated to protect and grow forests find it difficult to make a living.

The World Food Program may have to shut down its operations in North Korea by early next year unless it gets more funding from international donors by this autumn, the U.N. agency's director for Asia said Friday.