VIETNAM TODAY

Markets around Ho Chi Minh City have recently been flooded with a great variety of imported fruits and vegetables, most of which are from China.

Mayors, other representatives, and professionals from 25 cities in 15 countries are attending the 13th World Conference of Historical Cities which opened in Hue on April 16.

Some of the biggest names in the Vietnamese showbiz have been the subjects of criticism for their appearance in racy commercials.

Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening the comprehensive partnership with New Zealand in all fields.

Vietnam has attached importance to strengthening cooperative relations with Japan in all fields and has worked with Japan to develop their sustainable strategic partnership.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are facing amounting difficulties as cat fish prices fall sharply.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed intelligence failures, particularly on the part of NATO forces, for the biggest coordinated militant attacks on Kabul in 10 years of war.

Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Tien Minh is scheduled to compete in China from April 17-22 as seed No7 at the 2012 Asian Badminton Championships.

The WB chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief in a decision that surprised few.

A survey conducted by the General Department of Crime Prevention and Control shows that about 3,600 Vietnamese people go to Cambodia to gamble every day.

Sex experts are urging Hong Kongers to strip off their reputation as some of the least active lovers in Asia to get more out of their sex lives.

Mr Hung emphasised this during talks with his Bulgaria counterpart Tsetska Tsacheva, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from April 14-17.

The Management Board for northern waterway projects held a ground-breaking ceremony to build the embankments that protect the Red River’s banks in Phu Tho Province.

The World Bank's directors meet to decide who will be the powerful institution's next chief, with all expectations that the US will maintain its unbroken lock on the position.

North Korea will push for the launch of a new and bigger rocket as part of a five-year space programme despite last week's failed launch, a Japanese newspaper in Japan said.

Many petroleum stores in Thua Thien Hue halted operations because of the low commissions they receive from wholesalers.

Farmers in Dak Lak Province have incurred a nearly complete crop loss after a dyke section that remained broken for half a year burst.

The first safe agricultural products festival opened in Dong Thap Province's Cao Lanh City to help southern farmers find new markets for their products.

After several fangirls of South Korea’s Bing Bang fainted during the 9 hour long Soundfest concert held at Phu Tho stadium, a roundtable discussion on fan culture among local youths was held.