VIETNAM TODAY

Young people in HCM City have made three Christmas trees from 9,000 condoms to call on people to fight against HIV/AIDS.

Hanoi will present social policy beneficiaries with nearly VND230 billion ($11,500 million) in the upcoming lunar New Year, the year of the Snake.

Typhoon Bopha, the strongest storm hitting the Philippines this year, has killed at least six people in the country, officials said.

Vietnam now has joined other countries with aging populations, with the sharp rise in the rate of elderly people.

National athletes will compete at the 7th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, in Tujia, Colombia, from December 6–9.

Nearly 3,000 handicraft villages are facing difficulties in finding markets for their products.

The Electricity of Vietnam Group is estimated to make a profit of VND3.5-4 trillion this year, one official has said.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked foreign exporters to strictly adhere to its Circular 13, ensuring food hygiene and safety for local consumers.

The disparity in Vietnam’s gender ratio at birth has not narrowed since 2009 and officially reached 112 boys to every 100 girls in 2012.

The slow pace of construction of several projects in HCM City has seen land go to waste and triggered public concern.

Typhoon Bopha has smashed into the Philippines and more than 40,000 people crammed into shelters to escape the storm.

PetroVietnam has raised its objection over an incident when Chinese fishing vessels broke off the cable of the group’s seismic survey ship.

Up to 23 multi-level or pyramid scheme marketing companies in Vietnam halted operations by the end of September.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held talks with his Thai counterpart Somsak Kiatsuranont in Bangkok on December 3.

Many graduates with excellent degrees continue to fail to find jobs due to a lack of vocational skills.

The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, palace officials announced on Monday. The duchess, who is currently hospitalised with severe morning sickness, married Prince William in April 2011.

The budget carrier VietJetAir has announced it will open its first international route linking HCM City and Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok in the first quarter of 2013.

Dozens of temporary garbage dumps have formed in residential areas of Dong Nai Province due to a shortage of landfill sites, causing serious pollution that affects local people's health.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s visits to Thailand and Japan aim to strengthen legislative ties between Vietnam and these two countries.