VIETNAM TODAY

Dynamic growth and an expanding middle class are making Southeast Asian consumers among the most confident in the world when it comes to their economic prospects, a survey showed Tuesday.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed the renewed use of firing squads for prisoners who have been sentenced do death.

Overseas Vietnamese youths over the world join in exchange activities with young people in Ho Chi Minh City at a Summer Camp that opened on July 23.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Haiti Minister of Economics and Finance Wilson Laleau signed a framework agreement on trade and investment in Hanoi on July 22.

Fire broke out early yesterday morning at a carpentry factory in My Luong town, Cho Moi District, causing up to VND1.3 billion ($62,000) worth of damage to the property.

Indonesia’s tourism sector will give priority to five major tourism markets to improve service quality and attract foreign tourists amidst the financial and public debt crisis in the US and European countries.

Vietnam and South Korea will work together towards a more effective bilateral partnership, the two sides agreed as Vietnam's visiting National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held talks with South Korean leaders in Seoul yesterday.

There are chances of harmful side effects increase when vaccinating a baby within the first 24 hours of birth, an expert said.

CPI spiked in Hanoi and HCM City this month as a result of the petroleum price hike in late June, according to the Statistics Departments.

The use of computer-assisted language teaching, particularly on mobile devices, has enabled students to be more interactive and creative in their study of English, education experts said at a recent conference.

Rescuers battled through dusty rubble Tuesday to try to reach victims of two shallow earthquakes in China that killed at least 89 people.

The central province of Thanh Hoa on July 22 handed over the building ground and permit for the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex.

A 20-year-old student in Hanoi who climbed Mt. Fansipan 11 days ago is still missing, according to police.

Hanoi’s plan to pilot 18 high-quality public schools would help improve education quality, one education expert has said.

State President Truong Tan Sang on July 23 left Hanoi for Washington DC, beginning an official visit to the US at the invitation of President Barack Obama.

The illegal trading of rare animals online has become more popular in Vietnam and is now out of control.

A joyful crowd popped corks, cheered and strained to glimpse the official notice outside Buckingham Palace, after the birth Monday of a baby boy, a future monarch, to Prince William and wife Kate.

Vietnam and Italy discussed measures to boost comprehensive cooperation in various areas during their first strategic dialogue in Hanoi on July 22.

A series of contests and games were launched in Hanoi on July 22 in the lead up to the 17th Asian Games to be held in the Republic of Korea in 2014.