VIETNAM TODAY

The VTV6 channel of Vietnam Television Station will broadcast a Vietnamese edition of Star Academy - a highly successful television talent show based on the Spanish format produced by Endemol.

A tourist boat was caught fire and sank on Halong Bay early this afternoon, all eight people on board were rescued.

World recognition is being sought for a vast archive of administrative documents, many of them signed by the Nguyen kings from 1802 to 1945. Some of them record Vietnam's ownership of islands in the East Sea.

A Thai policeman was shot dead as security forces clashed with opposition protesters during an operation to reclaim besieged government buildings in Bangkok Tuesday, resulting in dozens of injuries and arrests.

Vietnamese timber exports to the EU will face new requirements, including proof that the sources of timber and timber products are not illegally harvested in the near future.

Rector of the Hanoi University of Science Nguyen Van Noi talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the preparations for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be organised in Vietnam this July.

An influx of saline water will flow 40-60km inland, into the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta's coastal provinces next month, according to the Southern Irrigation Science Institute.

Musician and singer Thanh Bui has just had an exchange to introduce the musical culture and traditional musical instruments of Vietnam to students on the cruise ship MV Explorer of the US.

Trade, investment, regional security and education cooperation will be the key priorities during the official visit of Australian Foreign Minister, Ms Julie Bishop, to Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia from February 16-21.

A pilot project to better the operation of the Ho Chi Minh City authorities has been built, towards facilitating the city to fully tap its potential and resources to promote its socio-economic development in the future.

Ten people were killed and at least a dozen were trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow Monday at a resort in the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju, rescue workers said.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has proposed to verify large-scaled projects besides the MoNRE to ensure environmental safety.

Despite it being illegal, the trade of human organs seems to be a difficult problem for law enforcement to tackle, given rising demand and prices.

Construction work began on an innovative Vietnam-Japan technology park in Ho Chi Minh city on February 17 with a total investment of USD31 million.

February 17 saw Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong host a session of the Steering and Organisation Boards of the 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) scheduled for March 2013.

Vietnam Next Top Model 2011 finalist Hoang Thuy has been inundated with invitations for2014 London Fashion Week and has been chosen to appear on the official website of Vogue UK.

It is expected that 184 companies will be audited in 2014, including 43 state-owned corporations and groups, according to the State Audit of Vietnam.

Thai opposition demonstrators besieged government offices Monday, including a compound that has been used as a temporary headquarters by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, in defiance of authorities who have vowed to reclaim key state buildings.

Tay Thien Site, one of the most favourite tourist attractions in Tam Dao district, Vinh Phuc province, has geared up for the 2014 Tay Thien festival, said Diep Xuan Tu, head of the Tay Thien Site management board.