VIETNAM TODAY

Farmers from Hung Yen Province are earning huge profits from opening rice porridge or chao shops for children in Hanoi.

The Arab Spring uprisings have given Al-Qaeda new arenas in which to rebuild, increasing the chances of terrorist attacks in Britain, the head of its domestic intelligence agency warned.

Ten countries will participate in the 2012 Asia Pacific Little League Junior Division Championships that will take place in the central coastal city of Nha Trang from June 30- July 7.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam participated the 17th Meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties Standing Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Increasing numbers of ethnic minority women are marrying foreigners.

Up to 25 households in HCMC are now living in temporary houses after their land was provided to a port building project.

Top agricultural exporter Argentina signed a raft of mostly farm-related agreements with China at a ceremony in Buenos Aires.

“AKI & KUNIKO”, a guitar and koto duo from Japan, will be in Hanoi and HCM City from July 8-10.

Chinese merchants have been hunting for ironwood and many other precious timber in Quang Binh province. Prior to that, they hunted for sua wood in many central provinces.

Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Thien beat Andreas Moltke-Leth from Denmark to progress to the finals of the boys' singles in the International Tennis Federation Odense tournament.

The first ever private museum in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has been set up in downtown Hue City.

The trade deficit in the first half of the year was at $685 million, a 10 percent rise over the same period last year, reported the General Statistics Office.

Illegal loggers have set their sights on the ironwood trees of Ba Be, risking its disappearance in the area.

Vietnam’s College of Natural Sciences ranked second in terms of chemistry training quality in Asia, according to the ASEAN University Network.

France must find up to 10 billion euros to bring its public deficit back to 4.5 percent of gross domestic product, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.

The CPI this June was the lowest it has been for the last 38 months, with only a 6.9% increase from the same period last year.

Many wealthy families spend thousands of USD to send children abroad to summer camps in the hope of improving their communication and English skills.

Roger Federer insists he can still match Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon triumphs despite Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal having developed an iron grip on Grand Slam glory.

The only remaining Pinta Island tortoise and celebrated conservation icon passed away Sunday, the Galapagos National Park Service said in a statement.