VIETNAM TODAY

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has recently passed a $2 million project to build a safe vegetable production chain in Dan Phuong urban district.

Vietnam’s government has granted permission to domestic Internet providers to invest in a Southeast and East Asia undersea Internet cable, with the aim of improving the country’s Internet speed.

Hundreds of traders in Bat Trang pottery market protested against the management board for irrational leasing prices and conditions.

Flamboyant Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom has vowed to lie low as he awaits a US attempt to extradite him from New Zealand, fearing a backlash after making a series of high-profile announcements.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on November 5 met and held bilateral talks with several senior leaders who are attending the ninth Asia – Europe Meeting Summit in Vientiane , Laos .

Vietnam will compete in the fifth Asian Artistic Gymnastics competition on November 7-15 in China's Fujian Province.

The beauty of Hoan Kiem Lake is being destroyed because of human activity, according to a local photographer.

HCM City ranked first in the affordability category of the Globe Shopper City Index, published by the Swiss shopping tourism company Global Blue.

The “World Harmony Run-Vietnam 2012” opened in Hanoi on November 5, sending a message of peace to international friends.

Around 100,000 businesses are forecast to close between 2011 and 2012. The figure is equal to half of the figures over the entire past two decades.

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning through Ohio and other battleground states holding the keys to victory in a tight race.

G20 powers confronted threats to the world economy, with Europe and the US under pressure to resolve fiscal challenges.

The car sales have increased slightly after automobile manufacturers launched a series of new models. However, high hopes would be put in the last two months of the year.

Two people from southern Vietnam are being held in custody for four months in connection with indulging in anti-state propaganda.

Many NA deputies proposed the establishment of a fully independent anti-corruption body for anti-corruption tasks at different agencies.

Pham Thi Huan, a Vietnamese businesswoman has been honored with the ‘World of Difference 100 Award’ for 2012.

After a grueling 18-month battle, the final US campaign day arrived Monday for President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney.

Localities across Vietnam have seen a sharp rise in the number of drug addicts.

South Korea was forced to shut down two nuclear reactors to replace components that had not been properly vetted, a minister said.