VIETNAM TODAY

Rising numbers of runaway Vietnamese workers in foreign countries have hindered Vietnam’s labour exports, an official said.

Microsoft on Monday set out to win over iPhone or Android gadget devotees with Windows 8 smartphones that emphasize individualism and unify digital lives in the Internet cloud.

Mark Cavendish said in an interview that he hopes to end the opening stage of next year's 100th Tour de France in the race leader's coveted yellow jersey.

The 4th meeting of the ASEAN Integration Development Cooperation Forum (IDCF) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29 to discuss ways of narrowing the development gap between ASEAN member nations.

An Giang Province attracts more than five million domestic and international holidaymakers annually, making it the key tourist destination in the Mekong Delta region.

French President Francois Hollande holds talks with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth.

Ongoing urban expansion and growth in the capital has necessitated the diversification of water sources from its long-term sole dependence on underground water.

Charity tours have been added into the lists of tourism products offered by travel firms. However, the firms still keep very cautious in developing the new product.

Vietnam Report has made public a list of 1,000 corporate tax payers in 2012, with their total amount reaching up to VND54 billion of which state-owned enterprises accounted for 58.44 percent.

Despite the bad weather, young people happily donned costumes, made up their faces to celebrate an early Halloween in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s Chinese chess team won a silver medal after beating West Malaysia 2-1 at the Asian Team Chess Championship held in the Philippines.

Hurricane Sandy shredded candidates' endgame plans for next week's toss-up US election, in a new test of nerve for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

The VASEP expressed a differing opinion on an article posted by Bloomberg, which gave bad image to shrimp produced in Vietnam.

Sectarian bloodshed has left at least 88 people dead in Myanmar this month, the authorities said Monday, with more than 26,000 others forced to flee a wave of rioting and arson.

Talking to VietNamNet about the distinction between the rich and the poor at public hospitals, specialists and officials believe that this model will have to change.

The nation's industrial production increased 4.5 percent in the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period last year.

"Storm No.8" hit hard on northern coastal regions, leaving at least ten missing.

A concert series opened in Hanoi on October 27 to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The sexual abuse scandal surrounding the late television host Jimmy Savile widened Sunday after the British police arrested a former pop star in connection with the case.