VIETNAM TODAY

Travellers to South East Asia expect that the regional tourism industry to take more action to protect children from exploitation.

Vietnam has been deemed one of the most unsecure and dangerous destinations for internet security following an audit of over one million computers listed in the global botnet.

The Supreme People's Court has decided to annul the verdicts of the first instance and appeal trials of a murdering case in Bac Giang province for re-investigation.

Without legal protection, transgender people are unable to find jobs and have to do work that is looked down on, which make others despise them even more.

Vietnam currently exports salted duck eggs and may consider producing sausages from duck meat when it begins to breed varieties, one official said.

The world's first robot astronaut is pining for a conversation partner as he waits for Japanese spaceman Koichi Wakata aboard the International Space Station.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has decided to cease subsidies for nearly 7,100 people who were found to have falsified documents as wounded war veterans.

The Asian Record’s Organization has announced that eight Vietnamese specialties set new Asian record. They reflect typical value of Vietnamese regions.

Residents in the central and southern regions are hunkering down for a storm which is forecast to arrive on November 6 evening.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision to establish a central steering committee for reform of wage and social insurance policies and incentives towards people who rendered services to the nation.

A series of bombs packed with ball-bearings exploded outside a provincial headquarters of China's ruling Communist Party on Wednesday, police and reports said, killing at least one person.

Domestic fuel retail prices would remain unchanged despite decreasing global prices, according to Vo Van Quyen, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Domestic Market Department.

Well-known singers and dancers will perform at a charity concert this Friday to raise funds for poor women and children in HCM City.

Heavy rains and a rising tide caused serious flooding in several streets in HCM City yesterday afternoon, leading to traffic jams and chaos.

President Truong Tan Sang has urged relevant agencies to quickly resolve the case of a murder convict who was released after another person confessed to the crime.

The first Vietnam – Thailand Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation convened in Bangkok on November 5 to discuss bilateral links across the board.

A Bangladeshi court Tuesday sentenced at least 150 soldiers to death and jailed hundreds more for their role in a 2009 mutiny in which scores of top officers were massacred.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, VNAT, has decided to publish online a "black list" of dishonest tourism services and facilities that tend to rip off customers.

There have been a number of positive signs for the Vietnamese economy, which indicate recovery but at a slow rate, according to a marco-economic report from the HSBC.