VIETNAM TODAY

A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast.

The second Cave Festival opened on May 25 at the 34.1 km long Thien Duong cave in the central province of Quang Binh.

Together with other countries in the Mekong Sub-region, Vietnam has exerted efforts to ensure the region’s sustainable development, fostering economic cooperation among sub-regional countries as well as between them and other partners.

Singer-actress Yen Trang and her partner Tisho won the trophy of the Dancing with the Stars Vietnam 2013 in the final round on May 25.

Vietnam will attempt to take measures to accelerate energy efficiency so as to save 15% in energy use per square metre of new buildings in the next years.

Continuing the fifth sitting of the 13th National Assembly, deputies on May 25 examined the draft amendments to the Enterprise Law, a proposal asking for NA approval of the State budget balance for 2011 and some other issues.

British counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans.

The new finance minister granted an interview about his plan and measures to help boost the local economy in the coming time.

Tobacco use is a leading cause of fatalities, resulting in over 6 million deaths in the world, including more than 40,000 Vietnamese in Vietnam every year.

The Red River Delta is developing tourism as the region’s key economic industry, aiming to attract 24-25 million domestic visitors and 4.5-5 million foreigners by 2020.

Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in central Pakistan on Saturday, police said.

Britain's intelligence services were under pressure Saturday to explain their knowledge of two Islamists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London, amid claims they had tried to recruit one of them.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop.

Vietnam is seeking further international support in its continued attempt to overcome the consequences of post-war bombs and mines that still litter the country.

Senior Vietnamese and German officials have discussed measures to strengthen ties between the Communist Party of Vietnam and political parties of Germany.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.

An official development assistance loan for the second phase of the Forestry Management Information System (FORMIS II) development project was signed in Hanoi on May 24.

Twenty-five cyclists from the UK will arrive in Da Nang City tomorrow, completing a 10-day, 1,500km ride from the northern province of Lao Cai.

A special Vietnam-Japan education forum has been held in Tokyo to mark the 40th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties.