VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that more than 100 hectares of shrimp breeding area has suffered losses due to widespread disease in the Mekong Delta.

Hundreds of Phan Dinh Phung High School students have helped complete Vietnam’s largest plastic painting at an environmental event in Hanoi.

Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born.

Quang Ninh Province will revoke 179 delayed projects, stopping investors from hiring land to change the ownership right transfer.

The Electricity of Vietnam – Hanoi branch has kicked off construction on the Gia Lam 2 110kV line and transformer station as part of the WB’s Distribution Efficiency Project.

A TV serial entitled Heaven's Altar won a Gold Prize at the 32nd National Television Festival, which ended in Nghe An Province's Vinh City.

More than 60 people were killed in a regime air strike on a bakery in a rebel-held town on Sunday, monitors said.

Vietnam had achieved a trade surplus of USD284 million this year after 20 years of running in a deficit, according to the General Statistics Office.

There will be five competition categories in the Vietnam Dog Show this year, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 29-30.

Many young Vietnamese are looking for an escort for Christmas by posting their profile on internet forums or websites.

Up to 57,866 of 81,592 enterprises in Hanoi which have submitted their corporate income tax declarations reported losses in 2012.

Development in Vietnam has relied too much on the exploitation of finite natural resources, an official of the environment ministry has warned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in New Delhi on Monday to tighten defence ties and boost trade with India, a traditional ally and one of Russia's top clients for arms sales.

Rock Storm 2012, the year's most eagerly-awaited event for rock'n'roll fans, took place in the northern city of Hai Phong on Sunday night before moving to six other cities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for traffic congestion to be eased during the holiday season between the end of December and March 15.

Thu Thiem Tunnel, the most modern of its kind in Southeast Asia, has continued facing cracks after only one year of being operational.

There are many disagreements about the criteria to choose a national costume for Vietnamese men.

Vietnam Marine Police have uncovered a case of allegedly smuggled petroleum, worth over VND25 billion in Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

An air strike on a bakery in Syria has left dozens of people dead as UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Damascus.