VIETNAM TODAY

Many children in Sapa are busy helping their parents carry peach branches along roads for sales to earn some money for Tet.

EU leaders began two days of talks in Brussels on Thursday. They are likely to face tough negotiations over the bloc’s 2014-2020 budget during the summit.

The Sonadezi Long Thanh Company confirmed that it would pay the entire compensation it owed farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai yesterday, local officials announced.

Vietnam attaches great importance to cooperation with France and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) as well as with its members.

The 5th edition of the Land Law, which is now open for public comments, consists of a number of new important points, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Syria's army has launched a fierce assault against rebel fighters battling to enter the centre of Damascus, blasting strongholds and sealing the main entrances to the capital.

The HCM City Cargo Transport Association has begun publishing the names of truck drivers who violate safety and trucking regulations on its website.

Thirty-three Vietnamese fishermen detained for entering Indonesia’s territorial waters illegally will be released to enable them return home for the upcoming Tet, authorities in West Kalimanan Province have said.

The Vietnamese national football team lost 1-2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rivals in its first match of the 2015 Asian Cup qualifying round at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on February 6.

The PM has approved the restructuring plan of the Vinalines which includes withdrawing capital from various non-core areas.

Vietnamese people spend around USD7-8 billion abroad on services each year, including study, travel and medical.

Tunisia's ruling Islamists dissolved the government in a bid to restore calm after the killing of an opposition leader sparked big protests.

Vietnamese ancient lamps on display in Hanoi at the Vietnam National Museum of History provide an introduction to the historical significance of the lamp and demonstrations on how to use and make them.

Hue City has decided to improve the attractiveness of their tourist buggy services by employing young women drivers.

The ASEAN will boost cooperation with the US and Germany, affirmed ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh at meetings with representatives from the two countries in Indonesia.

The Ministry of Health has assigned three hospitals to be responsible for ruling on gender reassignment operations.

While Vietnamese families usually leave the cities to return to their home towns, some well-off people are worried about their expensive belongings falling prey to theft.

The HCM City People's Committee has approved a circular on the use of unbaked bricks in local buildings, aiming to boost the production and use of "green" building materials.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the Arab Spring uprisings, after a prominent secular opponent of Tunisia's moderate Islamist-led government was shot dead on Wednesday.