VIETNAM TODAY

The national men’s football squad has dropped three notches to 132nd in the latest April rankings of the International Federation of Association Football,, but still tops the region.

Developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu that has killed 10 people in eastern China could take "many months", US public health experts have said.

A mother in HCM City has denounced a local kindergarten teacher for using sleeping pills on her two-year-old child.

A master plan for developing the Dong Van Global Geology Park in northern mountainous province of Ha Giang by 2020 has been announced.

People who leave litter on streets or in urban drainage systems may be fined between VND500,000 and VND1 million, according to a draft decree.

A law on employment should help develop the country‘s labour market and human resources in order to meet the demands of economic restructuring and socio-economic development to 2020.

Vietnam has scrapped regulations that fine same-sex couples who marry in what activists say is yet another move towards guaranteeing the rights of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community.

Although cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, prevention measures only reach 25 percent of potential cases.

G8 foreign ministers met in London for talks on Thursday but failed to overcome deep divisions over the crisis in Syria or devise a plan on how to handle North Korea’s nuclear threats, which they condemned “in the strongest

The Ministry of Justice has issued an instruction to ban its officials and employees from drinking alcohol during work days.

Telecommunication officials and managers from Southeast Asian countries convened at the TELSOM-ATRC Leaders Retreat in Haiphong city on April 11.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has officially ceased the loading, unloading and transportation of goods, including clinker, cement and wood chips at Ha Long Bay.

Tra Vinh Province authorities are investigating a case against an official who was accused of abusing her position.

Barbequed Cau Mong veal from Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by the Vietnam Records Organisation as a national specialty.

A student-run organisation based in Hanoi, Hanoikids club, has been providing free city tours around the city for foreign visitors.

Businesses need to capitalise on free trade agreements to expand markets, boost exports and balance trade, experts said at a forum in Hanoi on April 11.

Five children were among at least 45 people killed in southern Syria as the army launched an all-out assault on two towns in Daraa province, a watchdog said on Thursday.

National Highway No. 5 has seen a sharp fall in the number of trucks after a pilot application of a scale station to check vehicle loads.

The Ministry of Health has issued a document to guide the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of A/H7N9 avian influenza.