VIETNAM TODAY

New satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a US research institute said Monday.

Nearly 2,000 youngsters in Ho Chi Minh City gathered at a festival on September 22 held to raise public awareness of the country’s specific sea and island sovereignty.

Thousands of people in Thanh Hoa Province are calling for a local pesticide company to shut down as it is affecting their health.

A cold snap is moving towards Vietnam from China mainland and is forecast to hit the northern region of Vietnam on September 25.

People living near Song Tranh Hydropower Plant in Quang Nam have been worrying about their safety as the flood season comes.

More than VND 19 billion was raised at a ceremony in Hanoi to mark the fifth launch of “Trai Tim Cho Em” (Free Operation for Healthy Heart) programme, in support of poor children with heart disease.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 22 attended the reopening ceremony of Phu Bai Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue after a 6-month closure for repairs.

The CPI in the country's two largest cities continued to increase in September due to a price surge in education-related commodities.

Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region’s transport systems into chaos.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on September 24, beginning an official three-day visit to France at the invitation of PM Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Indonesia defeated Vietnam 7-6 in a penalty shootout to claim the ASEAN Under-19 Football Championships on their home turf yesterday.

Students from Duy Tan University in Danang won third prize and a number of consolidation prizes at the 13th Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) competition in Taiwan.

Top law makers of Vietnam and Cambodia have expressed hope for stronger cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries.

Terrified shoppers huddled in back hallways and prayed they would not be found by the Islamic extremist gunmen lobbing grenades and firing assault rifles inside Nairobi's top mall Saturday.

Many households in the Old Quarter of Hanoi are finding it hard to sell their houses after a preservation plan was approved.

World Records University Principal Thomas Bains has granted honorary doctorate degrees to six Vietnamese and five Indian record holders in a HCM City ceremony on September 21.

Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai will learn his fate Sunday when a court delivers its verdict after a sensational scandal that culminated in the highest-profile trial in decades.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned Typhoon Usagi will result in strong winds throughout the East Sea.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has stated that the Party and State will do all they can to help writers and artists harness their creativity to the fullest.