VIETNAM TODAY

A US senator has said that his country attaches special importance to and wishes to further promote comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam , especially relations between the two parliaments.

Many schools in Vietnam have been reporting extremely high test results, while the actual quality education is deficient.

The oil rig Haiyang Shiyou- 981, illegally stationed in Vietnam’s waters by China, was moving 4 nautical miles east-northeast at a speed of 4.5 nautical miles per hour.

A suicide bomber set off his explosives-laden belt on Tuesday in a mosque in busy commercial area in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, Iraqi officials said, as the country remains without a new government following last month's

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 27 received UN Under-Secretary-General for Field Support Ameerah Haq on a working visit to Vietnam.

A fisherman from Quang Ngai Province, who was attacked and robbed by Chinese ships near Hoang Sa Island four times, vowed to return to the sea after repairing his ships.

The Malaysian government on Tuesday released 45 pages of raw satellite data it used to determine the flight path of the missing jetliner, information long sought by relatives of some of the 239 people on board.

The annual water shortage has affected thousands of residents in the southern province of Kien Giang's Kien Hai island district, but local authorities have no solution for the repeated situation.

A delegation of US congressmen will visit Vietnam on May 27 to gather information on East Sea issues in order to form a policy of cooperation, one official said.

Photos on latest developments in the waters of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago will be on display at an exhibition in Hanoi from May 28, providing vivid evidence of China ’s brazen violation of Vietnam ’s sovereignty.

More young Vietnamese people are becoming smokers, with 17% of male students reporting that they have tried tobacco before the age of 10.

Lawyer Truong Trong Nghia has suggested Vietnam should not take up its legal struggle against China alone; instead it needs to take advantage of international support to ensure justice is on its side.

North Korea on Tuesday warned that recent "provocative" activities by US troops at a truce village on the heavily fortified inter-Korean border could lead to a "catastrophic" military clash.

Domestic and foreign experts discussed the challenges of caring for the elderly during a conference yesterday.

Amendments to the Law on Enterprises will create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly session in Hanoi on May 26.

Ukraine launched air strikes and a paratrooper assault against pro-Russian rebels who seized an airport on Monday, as its newly elected leader rejected any talks with "terrorists" and said a robust military campaign in the east should be able

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has stated that joining the United Nations peace-keeping force is a serious and long-term commitment of Vietnam in a hope to contribute to peace maintenance and restoration in the world.

According to one expert, China may remove its illegal oil rig from Vietnam’s continental shelf, but continue enforcement of a restricted area in the East Sea.

Chinese ship coded 11209 sank a Vietnamese fishing boat with 10 members on board in Vietnamese waters on May 26.