VIETNAM TODAY

The first working session of Vietnam'a National Nuclear Safety Council kicked off on July 11 in Hanoi.

World farm production must rise 60 percent by 2050 to meet the needs of a growing population," the FAO and the OECD said.

The ASEAN+1 Foreign Ministers Meetings with 10 ASEAN partners has begun in Phnom Penh.

Thai Nguyen Province has withdrawn the investment license from a USD4.6 billion project.

Pressure mounted on Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad as Western powers sought a UN resolution that would give him 10 days to silence his heavy guns or face tough sanctions.

Vietnam would likely face a shortage of graduates in the fields of science and technology within the next five to seven years due to poor salaries and incentives, experts told a recent workshop in Hanoi.

Stock price are falling to their lowest prices since the beginning of the year.

Realizing that the green growth in a sustainable, environment friendly way is the urgent need for all economic sectors, local authorities have been determined to develop green tourism.

The winner of this year's ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup will receive a prize of USD200,000, double that of previous years.

After catching public attention in Hanoi, Nguyen The Son’s “Houses Facing the Street” exhibition has traveled to Beijing, and then to Hong Kong.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Europe must step up its efforts to establish a free trade pact with booming Southeast Asia.

Vietnam may fail to reach its target for birth rate reduction this year, as the country witnesses a sharp increase in births.

Electricity of Vietnam has finalised the dissolution of Dong Nai Hydro-power JSC and is considering the dissolution plan for five remaining affiliates.

Officials have slain 2.5 million birds at poultry farms in western Mexico over the past three weeks in an attempt to contain a bird flu outbreak.

Many banks have started to provide low-interest loans for people with real housing demand, fostering hopes of jumpstarting the stagnant market.

Voting began Wednesday for a new governor for Jakarta, the sprawling Indonesian capital known for its chaotic traffic jams, knee-deep flooding and poor infrastructure.

The US Navy Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USUN Mercy anchored at Cua Lo port to provide humanitarian and civic assistance through out Nghe An Province.

A company in Binh Duong Province was prosecuted for setting up an online commercial transaction market to cheat hundreds of people.

Vietnam is expected to see rapid trade growth in the next 15 years, according to the Global Connections Report, announced by the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.