VIETNAM TODAY

The ministries agreed to HAGL's plan to import raw sugar from Laos for processing before exporting it again, saying it will strengthen the relationship between Laos and Vietnam.

As many as 100 needy children in Hanoi’s outlying districts of Soc Son and Ba Vi received New Year gifts, each worth 500,000 VND (23 USD) at an annual programme on January 25.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on the country’s farmers to put more focus on producing high-quality products like fragrant and glutinous rice to export to Africa, the world’s biggest rice consumer.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung directed ministries, agencies and localities to do all they can to ensure a warm, happy and safe New Year holiday for the people, at the regular Cabinet’s meeting in Hanoi on January 25.

The People's Committee of southern central province of Phu Yen has declared a state of emergency over the sea erosion in the coastal city of Tuy Hoa's Ro neighbourhood.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Hanoi has honoured 42 outstanding artisans, five traditional craft villages and many rural handicraft products in the city in 2013.

Singers Phuong Dung and Giao Linh and many other Vietnamese overseas artists are travelling back to Vietnam for Tet (Lunar New Year) this year, and are set to perform in HCM City and elsewhere.

With Tet just around the corner, ethnic groups in Vietnam ’s westernmost region – the mountainous province of Dien Bien – have received some very timely good news. They have finally gained access to electricity after years of expectation.

Hanoi’s House of Heritage is celebrating the famous Dong Ho and Hang Trong folk painting styles as part of Lunar New Year (Tet) festivities.

Los Angeles — Veteran British rocker Phil Collins said in comments aired Friday that he has started collaborating with compatriot Adele, reported to be working on a follow-up to her hit 2011 album "21."

The Minister of Information and Communications said that e-books have become a trend and called on publishing houses to launch more content in this format.

The General Statistics Office has announced Vietnamese exports fell 11.5% in January to an estimated US$10.3 billion.

During an inspection visit to two biggest Hanoi hospitals, the Minister of Health listened to patients' complaints about staff misconduct.

Illegal sand miners in northern Hung Yen Province have been on the run for a month since local authorities launched a major crackdown on their activities.

Vietnam will pioneer the World Economic Forum initiative “A new vision for agriculture” incorporating food security, poverty reduction, and global sustainable development.

Ukrainian protesters on Friday expanded their protest camp and barricades in Kiev after crunch talks between the opposition and President Viktor Yanukovych failed to end the country's deepening crisis.

Eighty photos featuring architecture and objects dating back to feudal times found at literature temples across the country, are on display at the Literature Temple in downtown Hanoi.

Vietnamese businesses should reengineer and streamline their operations in 2014 to maximize efficiencies said President of the VCCI.

The Prime Minister has requested ministries, agencies and localities to combat avian influenza by cracking down on cross-border smuggling of poultry and poultry products, in the face of rising new virus strains in regional countries and territories.