VIETNAM TODAY

The number of dead pigs found in a river running through Shanghai has reached more than 13,000, Chinese state media said, as mystery deepened over the hogs' precise origin.

Vinashin Ocean Shipping Company has been unable to support their own sailors who are are calling for help from overseas.

A woman living in HCM City gave birth to three boys and two girls at Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital on March 17.

Texas Pacific Group, one of the largest private equity firms in the US, will organise its limited partners conference in Hanoi from March 19-21.

The 47th Southeast Asian Minster of Education Council Conference will be held in Hanoi from March 19-23.

A number of Vietnamese organisations have been using logos that depict the Vietnamese map without the Spratly and Paracel islands.

Nuclear-armed North Korea has a ballistic missile that could hit the US, the leading lawmaker on the US House of Representatives intelligence committee warned Sunday.

HIV infections, especially among people aged from 20 to below 50, tend to increase in Nghe An Province, according to the provincial HIV/AIDS Prevention and Fight Center.

The head of the IMF's Middle East division discussed steps towards a possible aid program with the Egyptian government .

A week-long campaign was launched in Bac Giang province on March 17 to promote labour safety and prevent labour-related accidents, occupational illnesses, and explosions in the workplace.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on March 17, concluding their nine-day official tour to Russia, Germany and Poland.

New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang dismissed hacking accusations against China as "groundless" on Sunday and said his government was committed to strong ties with Washington.

The Poster Da Nang Electronic Co. Ltd has nearly 1,000 bachelor degree holders who work as normal workers. This is just a single example demonstrating the shortcomings and imbalance of the current human resource training in Vietnam.

Children book publisher Kim Dong has republished two books on Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands that are bestsellers in the book market.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 15 held a meeting with his Lao counterpart Thongsing Thammavong to discuss ways to boost cooperative ties between the two countries.

The Directorate of Fisheries of Vietnam (D-Fish) is considering suing the US Department of Commerce in a US federal court for its unfair calculation of anti-dumping margins on Vietnamese frozen fish fillets.

Declassified tapes of President Lyndon Johnson's telephone calls provide a fresh insight. He caught Richard Nixon sabotaging the Vietnam peace talks... but said nothing.

Some 73 foreign-funded businesses were conferred the prestigious Golden Dragon Awards for their excellent performance in 2012, in a ceremony held in Hanoi on Saturday.

Japan's weather agency has announced the official beginning of cherry blossom season in Tokyo.