VIETNAM TODAY

The first ever Vietnam International Mobile Conference and Exhibition kicks off in Hanoi on Oct. 18, expected to offer visitors a banquet of mobile telecoms technology.

Investment into the agricultural sector remains modest and has even seen annual decreases, an official has said.

Five Libyans were killed and scores wounded in clashes when ex-rebels linked to the army attacked Bani Walid, a former bastion of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, local sources said.

There are 10 maps published between 1826 and 1980 indicated Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands belong to Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee launched the “Month for the Poor” from October 17 to November 18.

Students and teachers at some schools in HCM City are struggling to complete their tasks amid substandard facilities.

In a city where shopping and spending is a favourite pastime, Dubai's malls will open round-the-clock for three consecutive weekends from Thursday as part of the Muslim holiday.

A new SOS children’s village, the 14 th of its kind in Vietnam, opened in Quy Nhon City, in the central province of Binh Dinh.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced two new five year programmes to help Vietnam address the impacts of climate change.

Around 70 painters and sculptors from Vietnam and 15 countries worldwide will gather to showcase their art at a creative camp set to kick off on October 18 in Hoa Binh.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the Fields Medal winner, has been honoured at an ongoing symposium held by the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences in Toronto, Canada.

The attention, support and constructive comments of voters serve as a great source of encouragement and reminder of the National Assembly's important duty, according to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Tran Thang, President of the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE) in the US has 80 ancient Chinese maps confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelagos.

National Assembly deputies discussed solutions to resolve the high level of unused housing stock on.

Five years after the release of the iPhone, there are now over a billion smartphone users worldwide.

Asia Book of Records has recognised Hanoi’s One Pillar Pagoda as one of Asia’s most unique pieces of architecture.

Vietnamese engineering student Nguyen Trong Nghia has been named South Australia's International Student of the Year by StudyAdelaide.

A report on socio-economic development in 2012 and orientations for 2013 will be presented by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) at the 13th National Assembly’s fourth session next week.

The increasing popularity of illegally imported sugar threatens to put sugar mills in the Mekong Delta region out of business, says a local official.