VIETNAM TODAY

Around half of Vietnamese workers are engaged in low productivity, agricultural activities, says the International Labour Organisation.

Many rare wild animals in the central province of Nghe An’s mountainous areas are being hunted.

The Singaporean Embassy in Vietnam presented the ASEAN scholarships to nine Vietnamese pupils at ceremonies in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on October 22.

People have complained that Phu Yen Urban Environmental Hygiene Company has polluted the Cay Sanh stream in the area.

Property projects that have yet to finish site clearance and compensation issues should be suspended, said the Construction Minister.

Just weeks after its momentous launch of the iPhone 5, Apple is back with what is expected to be another hot gadget -- a "mini" version of its market-leading iPad tablet.

Katsura Utazo will perform Rakugo, a traditional Japanese one-man show, in Hanoi on October 24 and HCM City on October 27.

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.