VIETNAM TODAY

Foreign direct investment registered during the first seven months of this year surged by 19.6 per cent over the same period last year to US$11.91 billion.

A wave of car bombs struck in and around Baghdad on Monday morning, killing at least 29 people, security and medical officials said.

Domestic and foreign experts have suggested radio broadcasters use social media tools to increase interactions with listeners.

Heavy rain on a large scale has caused human and property losses in the north and north central regions.

Cambodia's opposition on Monday rejected the claim of victory by the ruling party of strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen in weekend elections, alleging widespread irregularities.

The 2013 Vietnam Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese, themed “10 years – The call of the homeland”, ended in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on July 28.

Vietnam has made significant progress in accepting and improving the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but it will take more time to secure the National Assembly's approval for same sex marriages, experts say.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has awarded the 2013 Vietnam Environmental Award to the Nung ethnic community in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang for their solutions in protecting, preserving and developing their natural resources.

Many parents have refused the regular hepatitis B vaccine injection given to newborn babies after the recent fatalities in Quang Tri Province

At least 36 people died after a coach plunged more than 15 metres off a viaduct in Italy on Sunday, a spokesman for the fire service said.

Participants in the first cross-country blood donation campaign, known as “Red journey”, who have helped collected over 10,000 units of blood for needy patients, were greeted in Hanoi’s My Dinh stadium on July 28.

Sixty-five Vietnamese folk paintings are on display at an exhibition, which officially opened on July 27, as a part of activities to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.

Trade Unions need to pay more attention to building and developing the working class into the vanguard force capable of driving Vietnam forward in the new era.

A delegation of Party and State leaders on July 27 laid a wreath and offered incense at Bac Son War Martyr Monument in Ha Noi to commemorate those who rendered great service to the nation.

The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood.

The export turnover of agro-forestry and aquaculture products is expected to reach US$15.59 billion for the first seven months of this year, down 1.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Fifty-nine more endangered sea turtles hatched on Quy Nhon beach in the central province of Binh Dinh under close supervision of a group of local volunteers.

At least six people were killed and almost 40 wounded in the Philippines when a bomb struck a restaurant in the southern port city of Cagayan de Oro on July 26.

The 6-strong Vietnamese team bagged three gold medals and three silvers at the 54 th International Mathematical Olympiad that took place from July 18-28 in Columbia.