VIETNAM TODAY

Several Vietnamese teachers have found fame on social networks thanks to their great innovations and contributions at work.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Israel for talks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at helping forge a truce with Hamas in Gaza, the State Department said.

The unique traditions and culture Red River Delta will be on display in Hanoi from November 21 to support Vietnam Heritage Day.

The Vietnamese Government is determined to prevent and fight money laundering and terrorist financing.

With the annual flooding not occurring in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year, salination has become a major problem affecting agriculture as well as water supply.

Economists forecast that foreign remittances to Vietnam this year are likely to be $10-11 billion.

The volume of greenhouse gases causing global warming rose to a new high last year, the UN World Meteorological Organisation said.

HCMC is seeking solutions from the PM to deal with difficulties in collecting land use fees at Phu My Hung urban area.

Each two years, HCM City will hold an event called the “Press Week” to provide information to foreign journalists.

Hanoi has approved an administrative boundary shift as a sleight of hand attempt to add 2,360ha to its southern and western districts.

At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen people seriously hurt in a stampede when a makeshift rope bridge collapsed at a Hindu festival in India, police said.

Some parents have tended to spend thousands of USD on luxurious products for their children’s teachers on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day.

Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien earned a silver to add to her bronze at the Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai on November 19.

A ceremony was held across Vietnam to commemorate victims of traffic accidents and enhance awareness on traffic safety.

China said that the United States has overtaken the European Union as its biggest export market, as the continent's debt crisis has sent demand slumping.

As many as 457,691 Vietnamese children nationwide are exposed to HIV/AIDS, and nearly 10,000 of them are living with the deadly disease.

The ASEAN+3 Summit between the Asean, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China, and a series of ASEAN+1 Summits has taken place in Phnom Penh.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued a circular to tighten the control of mobile phone promotional activities.

One weakness of Vietnam’s Land Law is the government's involvement in revoking land for private investor projects, said an expert.