VIETNAM TODAY

Many people around two lakes in Hanoi have been lining up for their turn to use a type of exercise machine that helps purify polluted lake water.

At least one passenger was killed after a car carrying 33 passengers plunged into an abyss in Dien Bien province early on December 26.

This year is the first time that, not only Vietnam Airlines but all other domestically held carriers have reported profits.

Foreign arrivals are estimated at 7.572 million this year, up 10.6% compared to a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

The chill in the Central Highland city of Da Lat will be warmed by flowers and festivities this New Year holiday, during the Da Lat Culture Tourism Week 2013.

Vietnamese mobile service providers have integrated their content applications with sim cards without revealing their activities to customers.

Promoting cooperation with Vietnam is one of Russia’s priorities in its Asia policy, Ambassador to Vietnam Andrey G. Kovtun told a press briefing in Hanoi on December 25.

Thai security forces fired tear gas Thursday at anti-government protesters who stormed a stadium in the capital to try to prevent political parties registering for upcoming elections.

The November Market Review by global rice market news provider Oryza has shown that that the price of Vietnamese rice remains the most expensive across Asia.

Too many delegations of officials going on overseas business trips has mounted up unnecessary waste for the state budget, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

Cambodian PM Samdech Hun Sen is due to arrive in Hanoi today, beginning a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has agreed in principle with a proposal to set up an independent organisation for national reform, while calling on protesters not to shut down Bangkok during the New Year's period.

Thirty oil paintings by Vietnamese artists, featuring people throughout the world who supported Vietnam during its wars and development process, are on display in downtown Hanoi.

The Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia discussed solutions to private kindergartens after the most recent child abuse case.

Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea is transporting Vietnam’s first submarine Kilo named Hanoi HQ 182 from Russia’s St Petersburg to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh port.

Many schools in the capital are struggling to overcome skills and infrastructure shortages to deliver quality student health care.

A cave discovered near the source of Indonesia's massive earthquake-spawned tsunami contains the footprints of past gigantic waves dating up to 7,500 years ago, a rare natural record that suggests the next disaster could be centuries away.

The national flag carrier will run eight new direct flights from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to Taiwan (China) during the coming lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has ordered localities and agencies nationwide to intensify the fight against avian influenza H5N, H7N9 and H10N8.