VIETNAM TODAY

Belgium is rightly proud as producer of some of the world's finest chocolate but changing tastes and new markets in Asia and the Arab world are shaking up its predictable chocolate scene.

Farmers in Dong Thap are making efforts to ensure Lai Vung mandarin oranges are ready for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, which begins in mid-February.

The Hanoi Department of Transportation launched the flyover linking Dong Anh district’s Nam Hong road and Thang Long road to Noi Bai International Airport on December 29.

A special class has been held for children with autism and cerebral palsy at the Pediatrics Hospital 1 in HCM City.

Taliban militants have shot dead 21 Pakistani soldiers who they had kidnapped in Peshawar, officials said Sunday.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday urged the agriculture sector to make drastic changes in order to become more sustainable.

A solemn ceremony was held on December 29 in Hanoi to celebrate the Aerial Dien Bien Phu Victory 40 years ago.

The UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria was to hold talks in Moscow Saturday to find a way out of the Syria conflict after Russia upped the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to open talks with the rebels.

The State Bank of Vietnam has granted licenses for the trading of gold bars to 31 enterprises.

Hanoi has suffered as many as 197 fire accidents in 2012, killing 13 people, injuring 34 others, and causing estimated property losses of VND28 billion.

Inspections on software copyright violations would be increased and violators would get stricter punishments, said the deputy chief inspector of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

China has passed a new law stipulating that family members should pay regular visits to their elderly relatives, according to the government's official website.

A press conference in Hanoi on December 28 has reviewed Vietnam’s and Russia’s comprehensive strategic partnership during 2012 between Vietnam and Russia.

Economic experts gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on December 28 to discuss ways to implement investment projects in the form of Public-Private Partnerships.

An Indian student whose gang-rape sparked mass protests across the country died on Saturday after suffering severe organ failure.

A new photo exhibition offers a closer look into the daily lives and feelings of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Vietnam who continue to suffer from discrimination.

It may be inexplicable to outsiders, but four teenage couples have captivated the hearts of Vietnamese youngsters this year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung discussed bilateral ties over the phone with Japan ’s new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on December 28.

Despite territorial disputes, oil prospecting and drilling activities will continue in the disputed East Sea.