VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Tien Giang Province have detected the illegal planting of hybrid rice varieties in a local village.

OYO Corporation, the largest geo-engineering consulting firm in Japan, has been hired to assess the earth tremors affecting the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant area.

Taiwan's HTC has delayed shipments of its new flagship smartphone due to parts shortages, a report said on Wednesday, dealing a blow as it looks to lift sales and compete with the iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy.

Vietnam’s sixth Annual Report Awards competition was launched on March 19, with fresh awards to promote corporate social responsibility.

Ly Nha Ky, Vietnam’s first tourism ambassador, has decided to withdraw from the race for next term following public criticism, said a local official.

The Prime Minister has approved the selection of Japan’s Nexco Central Company as the main investor in a project to upgrade the Phap Van-Cau Gie highway project under a build-operate-transfer contract.

The White House has lowered expectations for re-starting negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians as Barack Obama begins his first tour of the Middle East, but time for peace could be running out.

The MoET has decided to halt doctorate courses in 57 sectors at 27 universities due to unqualified teaching staff.

Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan agreed with a proposal of the Ministry of Health to launch the Action Month for Food Hygiene and Safety which will run from April 15 to May 15, 2013.

The WB Board of Directors approved the first Economic Management and Competitiveness Credit for Vietnam to help the country with economic management reforms for higher productivity and competitiveness.

Vietnam wants Australia to increase cooperation in dealing with the consequences of bombs and mines and unexploded ordnance.

Banking staff received lower wages last year, but their incomes are still high despite the current economic difficulties.

Indian police said Tuesday that a female British tourist injured herself after leaping from the balcony of her hotel room to escape what she feared was a sexual assault in the tourist city of Agra, home to the Taj Mahal.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified the Accounting and Auditing Strategy by 2020 with a vision towards 2030 in a bid to build up a full legal framework based on latest practice of international accounting and auditing.

Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

A new service which helps people to find the original owner of their second vehicle has mushroomed in Hanoi after the decree on vehicle ownership was announced.

David Beckham is out in front as the highest-paid player in world football, according to a report that appears in Tuesday's edition of France Football magazine.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will take measures to deal with the illegal trade in rhino horn.

Only production plants which have environmental impact assessments should be allowed to be located in HCMC industrial parks, says a proposal by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.