VIETNAM TODAY

The PM has asked ministries, agencies and localities to coordinate closely to contain the rate of inflation at no more than 8 percent.

Powerful storm Son Tinh struck down a 180-metre TV antenna tower in Nam Dinh, the tallest of its kind in north Vietnam, late on October 28.

Do Hoang Anh, the second runner-up at this year's Miss Vietnam pageant, will represent the nation in the Miss Earth 2012 competition, which will begin in the Philippines on November 4.

Chocolate is conquering new worlds, with sales booming from Asia to Brazil.

Hawaii state officials have canceled a tsunami advisory prompted by a powerful earthquake off the Canadian coast.

Vietnam’s garment and textile sector has seen positive signs in the fourth quarter of the year with many big names having acquired sufficient orders for the period and even for the first quarter of 2013.

Vietnam Airlines has announced the cancellation of 62 flights to and from Danang, Hue, Dong Hoi, and Vinh airports over October 27 and 28.

Hawaii was hit by a tsunami on Saturday night prompting the authorities to order at least 100,000 people on the island state to move to higher ground.

Winners of regional and international Olympiad prizes have not yet got state funding for overseas study.

Vietnam and Thailand issued a joint statement on their second joint cabinet retreat in Hanoi on October 27.

The Bomb and Mine Clearance Unit under the Lung Lo Construction Corporation has discovered an unexploded bomb which weighs 3,000 pounds (1.5 tonnes).

The updated draft law of capital city said that Hanoi may restrict immigration into the city in the near future.

An untold number of so-called zombies are coming to a counterterrorism summit in the US.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung attended a ceremony to start the upgrade and expansion of the National Highway 15A and the construction of Truong Bon temple, showroom and memorial site in Nghe An.

NA deputies have said the new law which would change the method of execution for death-row inmates could be unfeasible.

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, reacting to a Milan court's conviction for tax fraud, said on Saturday he would stay in politics.

Fish sauce from Phu Quoc island has become Vietnam’s first product to qualify for the European Union’s Protected Designation of Origin.

The current policies do not offer the preferences attractive enough to encourage bachelors to return to home villages after the graduation.

The iconic Hollywood sign overlooking Tinseltown is getting its biggest renovation for 35 years, ahead of its 90th birthday next year.