VIETNAM TODAY

An official from the Ministry of Justice said that they would protect transgender people.

Singers have expressed their grief over the death of musician Pham Duy, Vietnam's most prolific song composers.

Bank lending to private households in the euro area contracted again in December as the region's crippling debt crisis continues to put a freeze on demand for credit, data showed.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the UNDP are in coordination to carry out a project aimed at enhancing disaster risk management capacity in a large part of Vietnam.

Thanks to Psy's "Gangnam Style" smash hit, the South Korean music industry's long-held dream to make it big in Europe and the USA with its K-pop boy bands has taken a giant leap forward.

More than 3,000 workers at the Minh Phu-Hau Giang Seafood Processing Company in Hau Giang Province stopped work on January 27 to demand for Tet bonus.

The Ministry of Transport today opened the Cai Mep Thi Vai International Port in Ba Ria Vung Tau Province, the country's deepest and biggest seaport.

The Hanoi Museum cost a total of VND2.3 trillion but has failed to attract many visitors after more than two years.

Preservation of the ceremonial gongs in the Central Highlands is facing serious challenges because the culture is being lost, according to experts.

A fast-moving fire roared a nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 panicked partygoers.

A teacher at a private preschool in Dong Nai Province was sentenced two years in jail for manslaughter of a 15-month-old boy.

The northern province of Ninh Binh should make the most of its tourism and services potential to serve its socio-economic development and improve the lives of local people.

Venezuela's government is flat-out lying to its people about cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez's health, the country's leading opposition figure charged.

Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union launched the 2013 Spring Volunteer Campaign on January 27, attracting 11,000 students from 8 local districts.

The largest landfill in Vinh Long Province has caused environmental concerns for the surrounding communities.

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the Global Health Conference from January 26-27 in Beijing to discuss the next 100 years of the health sector.

Novak Djokovic said he was motivated by going into the history books as the winner of three consecutive Australian Open titles after he mastered his rival Andy Murray in the final on Sunday.

The Forest Protection Department is warning below average rainfall and a prolonged dry season may threaten more forest fires in many provinces and cities nationwide.

A professional motorbike taxi service (xe om) has been started in Hanoi.