VIETNAM TODAY

Both the public and local agencies in Hanoi have raised concerns over a new dog registration rule, saying it is impractical.

State President Truong Tan Sang’s recent visits to Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar have opened up new opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and these two countries.

Japanese highway police found "several" burned bodies inside a vehicle after a tunnel collapsed about 80 kilometers west of Tokyo.

Vietnamese small-and-medium-sized enterprises are in desperate need of a product overhaul to become more competitive in the domestic market.

Singer My Tam has become the first and only Vietnamese artist to receive the Best Asian Artist title at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012.

The Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a seminar on dioxin analytical capacity in Vietnam in Hanoi.

Hanoi needs unanimity and the combined efforts from the whole political system and people to fight against HIV/AIDS, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

A gun instructor in southern France enraged at his neighbour for staging a noisy party went on a shooting rampage, killing two people and wounding two others, police said.

Many postgraduates in Hanoi have moved to work as workers in their hometowns after failing to find a job in the capital city.

Online enterprises have boomed, but many Vietnamese businesses still do not take full advantage of internet marketing to leverage economic development.

Recent statistics show that 53.1% of divorces in Vietnam are a result of domestic violence.

Art lovers who wish to see masterpieces of famous artists in museums across the world don’t have to go far, as abundant reproductions of their artworks are part of a flourishing market in HCMC.

Local lenders have continued to launch preferential home credit programs but with certain conditions.

The number of the Republic of Korean tourists to Vietnam in November showed the highest year-on-year increase of 31.5 percent.

Vietnamese have not leaped for joy on the mammoth USD28.7 billion oil refinery project, because they still keep doubts about the feasibility of the project.

Saigon Petro Company has decided to cut gas prices by VND12,000 per 12-kilo cylinder beginning today, December 1, one official said.

The U.S. military campaign against al Qaeda should not be seen as a conflict without end, the Pentagon's chief lawyer said in a speech that broached a rarely discussed subject among U.S. officials.

On November 30th, the Repatriation Ceremony of remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam.

A Chinese study says drugs used to curb HIV in infected people also help protect their uninfected partner.