VIETNAM TODAY

Environmentalists have expressed their concern about the fates of natural reserves, saying that the reserves have not been preserved for the purpose of biodiversity conservation.

Vietnamese chess GM Le Quang Liem was placed second after a draw with Phillipine rival Wesley So in his last match of the US Spice Cup Festival.

National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years.

Vietnam can now lay claim to one of the top three hotels in Southeast Asia, according to the Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2012.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung this morning admitted mistakes and weaknesses in government management.

Tiger Woods said he was looking forward to a "decade" of battles with US PGA champion Rory McIlroy as the world's top two prepare to go head-to-head in China next week.

A photo exhibition in Hanoi aims to educate young people about the Spratly islands and sea issues.

Asia will be the first to feel the impact of any Middle East oil supply disruption as regional demand surges, the International Energy Agency said.

Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang has answered questions from the public on various hot issues.

A programme to curb pollution from insecticide residues by targeting 100 hot spots throughout the nation will cost VND1.01 trillion ($48.4 million).

Jordanian authorities said that they had arrested 11 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants for planning to carry out a series of attacks targeting shopping centres and Western diplomatic missions.

A blood donation festival for cancer patients themed ‘Like Sunflowers’, was held in Hanoi on October 21.

Malaysia triumphed at Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper International Under-U21 Football Championships at Pleiku Stadium in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.

The 4th sitting session of the 13th National Assembly is opened today, with an agenda focusing on many important issues.

At least 13 people were killed after a car bomb exploded in Damascus, as UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with President Bashar al-Assad to discuss a ceasefire.

As consumers doubted the quality of sea fish, fresh and dried bamboo shoot, dried squid and beef products in the market, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had asked related agencies to conduct checks.

A 9-km overpass which halves travel time between the west and the south of Hanoi opened to traffic on the morning of October 21.

The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran's reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there's no agreement now to meet.

A high-ranking military delegation from the Vietnam People’s Army left Hanoi on October 20 for an official visit to Russia.