VIETNAM TODAY

Visitors to the fourth biennial Coffee Festival in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Dak Lak Province will have the chance to immerse themselves in the culture-soaked region while enjoying the delights of thousands of coffee brands.

Unlicensed transport services from big ships to boats or canoes in Ha Long City have caused troubles for tourists.

Vo Trong Nghia's Stacking Green House has been awarded Building of the Year 2012 by the American magazine Archdaily.

Many people in Hanoi have been turning to vegetarian food after eating too much high-fat foods during the Tet holiday.

Starting this year, all preschool-age children from ethnic minority groups in the Dak Nong province will be taught Vietnamese before entering first grade, according to the provincial People’s Council.

PetroVietnam will increase international co-operation in coming years and pay more attention to attracting foreign investment and exporting technical services, senior officials say.

Despite efforts made by local authorities, cheating and price gouging have continued at lunar new year festivals across the country.

About 130 family-doctor clinics will be set up over the next three years in Hanoi, HCM City, Can Tho, Haiphong and the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Thua Thien-Hue, Khanh Hoa and Tien Giang.

EU governments agreed to extend sanctions against Syria for another three months but plan to alter an arms embargo to allow more non-lethal aid and technical assistance into the country.

Children who watch excessive amounts of television are more likely to have criminal convictions as adults, a study has found.

The Goethe Institute has announced that Hanoi will reprise its hosting role for September’s “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance" festival.

The policy of President Barack Obama’s administration in his second term is to continue attaching importance to boosting relations with Vietnam.

Several firms have decided to expand their business despite unpromising forecast for this year.

Auto producers are trying to put last year’s disappointment behind them and are hoping for a prosperous 2013.

Mekong Delta will face a shortage of fresh water as well as increased saline-water intrusion during the dry season, according to the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

17 people were killed over the weekend in central Indonesia after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, officials said.

President Truong Tan Sang launched a national tree-planting festival at a ceremony on Feb. 18 at Ho Chuoi Military Post relic, the former base of Yen The Uprising, in northern Bac Giang province.

Thousands of protesters gathered on the Washington's National Mall calling on President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor his inaugural pledge to act on climate change.

Vietnamese karate artist Nguyen Hoang Ngan has been invited to compete at the ninth 2013 World Games, which will be held in Cali City, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4.