VIETNAM TODAY

The People’s Council of HCMC has recently approved a policy lending educational support to children of families facing dire economic strains, who are on or below the poverty line.

Nine-time world MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi says he and Jorge Lorenzo can put their past differences aside and will have no problems coexisting as teammates with Yamaha.

The MoIT will apply automatic import licences to some steel products as of Sept. 20 in order to better manage imports.

Bui Cong Duy and five other artists from the Vietnam National Academy of Music will join the Hafnia Chamber Orchestra at the 2012 Danish-East Meets West music project on August 21-22.

The draft law on casinos in Vietnam has stirred public opinion and the interest of potential investors.

All 14 pro-China activists arrested after sailing to an island disputed with Japan will soon be in immigration custody as Tokyo prepares their immediate deportation, police said.

The National Institute of Mental Health has recently received a number of students who have suffered from mental disorders or serious depression, and potential suicide attempts after returning home from studying abroad.

Japan will continue assisting Vietnam to restore late painter Nguyen Phan Chanh’s silk paintings owned by his family.

The lifting of the massive Unit 1 Steam Drum into the Mong Duong 2 BOT power project commenced today in Quang Ninh.

Tobacco use is massively entrenched in developing countries, according to a study published in The Lancet.

A hot-air balloon that is used for tourism purpose in Nha Trang was wrecked when its envelope was torn from the mooring-mast in high winds accompanied by gusts.

Thirty-four initiatives sponsored by the 2011 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative are underway with a number of initial outcomes.

A wave of attacks across Iraq killed at least 53 people amid warnings that insurgents would mount deadly attacks ahead of the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

"Lay Chong Nguoi Ta" (In the name of love), will participate in the 37th Toronto International Film Festival.

Vietnamese experts have reiterated their call for a moratorium on dam building on the Mekong River, saying the lives of as many as 60 million people would be adversely impacted by those dams.

Many experts and NA deputies have shown their supports for the recognition of same sex marriage in Vietnam.

A province in the central region rejects candidates who graduated from part-time training programs when recruiting public servants in a bid to improve its public administration quality.

Top lawmakers agreed that stronger and more realistic measures are necessary to shore up activities related to natural resources exploitation in accordance with environment protection.

Dengue fever is ravaging nationwide, but many of them have yet to receive budgets for the epidemic control.