VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has shown its support for Cambodia ’s initiative to build a conflict-free ASEAN region and a statement on plans to integrate ASEAN’s security.

Mitt Romney clinched his Republican party's White House nomination by winning its Texas primary, vowing to get America "back on the path to prosperity".

The Ministry of Construction has requested authorities in HCM City not to sell large state-owned villas in the inner city.

Vietnam is drafting to set up a system offering its citizens a single identification number for civil status registry for better management.

Small traders in Nghia Tan Market gathered around the local government office to protest a project to turn the market into a trade centre.

A total of 963,571 students will take their high-school graduation examinations from June 2-4, said the Ministry of Education and Training.

International envoy Kofi Annan urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to 'act now' to end 15 months of bloodshed, warning that the country had reached a 'tipping point'.

Can Tho authorities are investigating a land dispute case in which mother and daughter stripped naked to protect land from being taken for a project.

The PM has asked for a detailed report on the process for appointment of Duong Chi Dung as head of Vietnam Maritime Administration.

As many as 15 buffaloes have been struck dead by lightning in Phong Dien district in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, says a report.

President Truong Tan Sang held talks with his Austrian counterpart, Heinz Fischer, immediately after an official welcome ceremony for the guest in Hanoi.

The European Commission will set out its strategy for the euro zone, spelling out measures to balance growth with unpopular fiscal consolidation that will be pointed for Spain and Italy.

Workers at the small machinery company had just returned for their first shift following Italy's powerful and deadly quake.

Pop star Siu Black will stage a solo in HCM City on this Friday featuring new performances in pop, dance and rock in a free concert tour for students.

The US Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination in the anti-dumping duty investigations into imports of welded carbon steel pipes from India, Vietnam, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

Japan and China will start direct currency trading, marking the first time China let a major unit other than the USD swap with the CNY.

A major South Korean search portal has just finished purchasing a ten-year-long copyright to a Korean-Vietnamese dictionary from a Vietnamese school principal.

Washington's controversial ambassador was forced to defend himself through Twitter after the Russian foreign ministry condemned a speech he made as shocking.

If the bus ticket prices were raised by 40-80%, the city would reduce its subsidy worth USD10.7 million each year.