VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s representative at the Mr. World 2012 pageant, Truong Nam Thanh, won the Mr. Fashion title and entered the top ten contestants in the final night on November 24 in the UK.

Feature films and documentaries from 31 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific are to be shown at the Hanoi International Film Festival which opened yesterday.

China has carried out its first successful landing of a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, state media said on Sunday, a symbolically significant development as Asian neighbors fret about the world's most populous country's military ambitions.

Rats are proving to be a serious menace for residents of some districts in Ho Chi Minh City as they are not just devastating items in homes but also biting people and thereby transmitting dangerous diseases.

Transport co-operatives are not operating effectively in Vietnam as they account for only 25 percent of the nation's total passengers.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong paid a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

Vietnam’s total export turnover over the past 11 months is estimated to reach US$104.002 billion, up 18.4 percent against the same period last year.

Sixty three percent of enterprises said they always have to pay under the table fee to state officials in order to expedite their administrative procedures.

The Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association in the Lombardy region (IVFA-L) on November 24 convened its regular meeting in the city of Milan.

At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.

Experts believe that in spite of the challenges clouding the sector’s outlook, the real estate market is bound to recover over the next two years.

The Prime Minister approved a proposal on a nine-day holiday for the upcoming Tet.

On November 23, the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long held a Memorial in honor of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.

Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by Myanmar in the opening game of the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Bangkok on November 24.

Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama's re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box.

The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the People’s Committee of Can Tho city, held a meeting on November 24 to respond to the 2012 World AIDS Day (December 1), with the participation of 3,000 local people.

The body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is to be exhumed on Tuesday, Palestinian officials say.

Carrying passengers from here to there proves to be the most costly, time consuming and risky process when operating tours in Vietnam.

Local people in Bach Luu commune in northern Vinh Phuc Province have been earning good living by raising cobras.