VIETNAM TODAY

Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union launched the 2013 Spring Volunteer Campaign on January 27, attracting 11,000 students from 8 local districts.

The largest landfill in Vinh Long Province has caused environmental concerns for the surrounding communities.

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the Global Health Conference from January 26-27 in Beijing to discuss the next 100 years of the health sector.

Novak Djokovic said he was motivated by going into the history books as the winner of three consecutive Australian Open titles after he mastered his rival Andy Murray in the final on Sunday.

The Forest Protection Department is warning below average rainfall and a prolonged dry season may threaten more forest fires in many provinces and cities nationwide.

A professional motorbike taxi service (xe om) has been started in Hanoi.

Construction on the US$9 billion Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex in Thanh Hoa province will begin very soon following the signing of an EPC contract.

The Czech Republic's leftist former prime minister Milos Zeman looked to have won the country's first direct presidential election.

Obesity has become a global pandemic, experts said, calling for urgent action beyond just blaming people for lacking willpower.

Between 300 and 500 voluntary teachers from native English-speaking countries will come to Vietnam each year to work in schools following a landmark deal.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh on January 26 examined training and combat readiness at Air Force Regiment 923 of Division 371 under the Air Defence-Air Force in Thanh Hoa province.

Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, is second in a list of 100 international cities with the good hotels services, according to a new survey.

Around 80% of construction companies reported profits last year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced to death 21 people found guilty of involvement in the Port Said soccer stadium disaster in which 74 people died last year.

Many businesses in timber craft villages have switched their focus to the domestic market in a bid to escape the current economic downturn.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked provinces and cities nationwide to launch crackdowns against criminals to ensure a safe and happy Lunar New Year holiday for all.

Clashes between Egyptian police and protesters turned deadly on Friday as crowds marked the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Ecuador considers Vietnam its strategic partner in Asia, Deputy Foreign Minister Marco Albuja told his host Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi.