VIETNAM TODAY

U.S. and Russian officials have given their commitment to a political solution for the deepening Syrian conflict, a UN envoy said.

A man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding three children has died from injuries in a police shootout, US authorities said.

Hanoi plans to develop six traditional craft villages into tourist destinations to attract domestic and international tourists from now until 2015.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s successful visit to Thailand and Japan is the outstanding imprint in parliamentary external relations this year.

Analysis of the credit market by the Standard Chartered Bank said that low credit growth rates could be a positive sign for Vietnam economy.

President Mohamed Morsi relents to popular pressure to nullify his decree that put his office beyond judicial oversight. But he refuses to cancel a referendum on a draft constitution.

North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said Sunday, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified.

Hanoi and HCM City will announce Real Estate Market Index in the first quarter of next year.

While domestic enterprises have been falling into decay over the last two years due to the economic downturn, foreign invested enterprises still have been making profit and scaling up their production

Economic expert Bui Van said his generation has exploited oil and coal to the end, caught all the fishes and chopped down trees to export to Japan. And they are proud of this, because they have made the filial

The Vietnamese Ao Dai has graced the world’s catwalks, acclaimed for its luxuriously elegant appearance as well as its softness and lightness.

The Government is considering putting in place incentives for families who have all girls, one official said.

The Danish Government will extend approximately US$57 million in non-refundable aid to Vietnam next year, Danish Ambassador John Nielsen told a press briefing.

Two men, one Australian and one Vietnamese, will embark on a pole-to-pole super-marathon along the length of Vietnam in order to raise funds for clean drinking and sanitary projects.

Vietnam is expected to join the Top 10 manufacturing competitiveness list in the next five years, according to UK-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

The Top Model Online competition has officially opened, kick-starting Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2013—the country’s fourth iteration of the series.

Thousands of protesters surged around the presidential palace in Egypt’s capital Cairo as the opposition rejected President Mohammed Morsi’s call for dialogue to end a crisis.

The People's Council of HCM City ratified a resolution on four major economic goals for next year during its closing session.

Public-private partnership in the health sector should take more account of human resources and healthcare practices, said an official from the Ministry of Health.