VIETNAM TODAY

Thousands of families in HCM City are living in houses which are as deep as trenches due to efforts to prevent flood tides.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage left the Belgian capital city of Brussels on January 20 (local time) for a State visit to Italy.

An exhibition showcasing newly-discovered documents relating to Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago opened in the central city of Da Nang on January 20.

Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found "numerous" new bodies on Sunday as they searched for explosive traps left behind by the attackers, a security official said, a day

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on January 18 launched a program ‘Fund for the Poor’ to support and uplift the spirit of the poor and needy on occasion of the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

Ho Chi Minh City is ready to engender favourable conditions for Argentinean businesses to cooperate on and run direct investments in the city.

Can Tho City is currently facing a shortage of modern and large-scale entertainment places or tourist-friendly souvenirs.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed that Vietnam wants to increase comprehensive cooperation with Belgium, a country that plays an important role in Europe and the world, and an important EU partner

President Obama and President Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the only two presidents to have taken the presidential oath four times.

The national dance group S.I.N.E has defeated six international rivals to be crowned champions of “Centaur Dance Showdown 2012” in Singapore.

US President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu will have to bury past hostilities if the Israeli prime minister is re-elected to jointly face looming threats such as Iran, analysts say.

Cosmetic lip tattoos have become a trend among young Vietnamese people, but many ignore the health risks.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has hailed the opening of the Da Nang Cancer Hospital as offering thousands of poor cancer patients the opportunity for monitoring and treatment.

HCM City held the Vietnam Business Forum on January 19 to discuss the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises and their potential solutions after Vietnam’s five years as WTO member.

Delegations from some 140 countries have agreed to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use of health-hazardous mercury, the Swiss foreign ministry said.

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo told Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong that Vietnam is a priority in his country's cooperation strategy.

A special program will take place at the southern gate of Doan Mon of Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on January 28 to welcome Vietnamese expatriates returning home for Tet.

More than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed.

The UN in Vietnam has initiated a series of consultations with Vietnamese people to discuss the country's 2015 development framework that will run until early 2013.