VIETNAM TODAY

The first genetically-modified rice to be commercially available could be approved for production in the Philippines in two to three years, researchers said Tuesday, despite strong opposition from environmental groups.

The Australian humanitarian organisation Wheelchairs for Kids will work with Project Vietnam to present 166 wheelchairs to disabled Vietnamese children in need.

Authorities in HCM City have requested that Hao Duong Leather Tanning JS Company halt operations for six months following serious environmental violations.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has set a target of building 24 modern industrial clusters by 2020.

Toyota said Tuesday it plans to unveil its latest fuel-cell concept car at the Tokyo Motor show, with an expected commercial rollout two years away.

Literature and arts plays an important role in nurturing the friendship between Vietnam and China and their people, a senior Party official said while welcoming a delegation of Chinese writers to Vietnam.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh on November 5 began a working visit to Singapore.

The second season of the Vietnamese version of international reality cooking show MasterChef has officially opened.

Public-private partnerships may be a good solution to attract private domestic and foreign investment in agriculture in Vietnam, an official has said.

A man in Bac Giang Province, who was sentenced to life in prison for murder, has been released after the guilty party confessed.

Lying on a massage table at a spa in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Feri Tilukay closed his eyes and smiled blissfully as three enormous snakes slithered all over him.

The United Nations Population Fund and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee jointly held a ceremony on November 4 in Hanoi to announce the 2013 report on the state of world population.

Authorities in HCM City have found the three-year-old boy who was abused by his 15-year-old uncle and sent him to a social support centre.

When Huynh Thanh Thao was a child, she had to stay at home while other kids in her village went to school every day.

Vietnam’s entry into the WTO has helped boost agricultural exports, however it has also worsened the national trade deficit.

A recent report by the World Bank revealed some of the sectors with highest corruption problems in Vietnam.

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide risk exposure to toxic pollution, environmental groups warned Monday, publishing a list of the world's worst areas, including an African processing site for European electronics.

The Senior Officials’ Meeting under the framework of the first session of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Committee took place in Bangkok on November 4.

Many Vietnamese parents have been trying to force their children to study to excess, focusing on good results at the expense of any other activities.