VIETNAM TODAY

According to the VCCI's report for 2012 the country remained lacking in large and medium-sized enterprises, causing possible difficulties for the economy.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set a goal to become an industrial hub in the region by 2015, with industry accounting for 46.9 percent of its local economy.

The US Navy’s USS Chung Hoon destroyer from the Logistics Group Western Pacific docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Danang on April 21 to begin a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

The US side has pledged to strive to maintain the budget for Agent Orange/dioxin treatment programmes in Vietnam in 2013 at the same level as in 2012.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday — apparently in no shape to be interrogated — as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of

Tourists visiting Hanoi will have more options to enjoy and learn about the city's history when two new routes of sightseeing electric car tours will be launched next week.

Iran's foreign ministry says the country is a committed signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will continue cooperating with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency.

Vietnam has the ninth-lowest unemployment rate in the world, but wage cuts by enterprises and the widespread lack of insurance mean even those fortunate enough to be employed still face challenges.

The climate change scenario reported by the MoNRE warned that 39% of the Mekong Delta may be submerged by 2100.

Vietnam and Cuba have signed a cooperation agreement on academic exchanges between their tertiary education establishments.

The 2013 book reading festival took place in Hanoi on April 20 with the attendance of many bookworms.

The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was taken into custody by police in Massachusetts late Friday following a massive manhunt that shut down much of the Boston Area and left his brother dead.

The Hanoi and HCM City Tourism Associations have signed an official cooperative agreement to implement a program to stimulate tourism in 2013.

The US side has pledged to strive to maintain the budget for Agent Orange/dioxin treatment programmes in Vietnam in 2013 at the same level as in 2012.

Vietnam is negotiating with regional countries to step by step address the disputes in the East Sea, an official said at an international seminar on border held in London

A shallow 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China has left hundreds of people dead or injured, Sichuan provincial authorities said.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang will represent Vietnam at an APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting to be held in Indonesia on April 20-21.

The government has proposed to the National Assembly to cut corporate income tax rates from 25% to 22%.

The northern province of Ha Nam will become the first locality nationwide to have safe routes to school under a project funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership.