VIETNAM TODAY

Rescuers have saved a wild elephant that fell into a trap at Yok Don National Park and would release it back into the wild after treatment.

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world.

Domestic beverage companies were falling into difficulties due to competition from foreign rivals, heard participants have said at a recent workshop.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Belarusian counterpart M. Myasnikovich have discussed major measures to foster the time-honored friendship and cooperation in various fields.

While a number of workers have been working in Angola, the MoLISA has yet to grant labour export companies official operational licenses.

The concrete roof of a shoe factory in western Cambodia suddenly collapsed on the morning of May 16, killing at least three workers and injuring six others.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham will retire from football at the end of the season, he announced on Thursday.

Hospitals in the north are overloaded from a huge increase in the number of patients who have fallen ill due to the on-going heat wave.

Following complaints by villagers in Duong Lam commune about cramped living conditions, local authorities have held a meeting to discuss the issue.

Vietnam Football Federation will today sign a two-year contract with coach Hoang Van Phuc to take charge of the national and under-23 teams.

Hanoi authorities have held four meetings to discuss ways to restore the One-pillar Pagoda but they have yet to reach a final decision.

New tours, destinations and promotions to the Mekong Delta were introduced at a seminar held this morning (May 16) in Hanoi.

The long awaited VND30 trillion credit package to stimulate the real estate market will be officially launched June 1, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

Central Danang City has been recognized as one of the world's 20 low-carbon cities at a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on energy in Washington DC, USA.

At least six people were killed Wednesday as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people.

Vietnamese students who studied abroad are also finding it difficult to find suitable jobs on their return to Vietnam.

Designer Vu Ta Linh was one of three who shared first prize at the Asian-wide fashion design competition held in Singapore.

A JICA-assisted project has helped build schemes and policies to manage water resources and protect water environment in some localities in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Minsk, beginning an official visit to Belarus at the invitation of PM Mikhail Myasnikovich.