VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese and Chinese armies will promote bilateral ties to be more practical and on par with relations between the two Parties and States, said a Vietnamese official.

Fears of violence marred Saturday's opening of a summit gathering US President Barack Obama and Latin American leaders when four bombs went off in Cartagena and in the Colombian capital.

As many as 845 primary schools with around 315,000 students in 36 provinces and cities have benefited from the School Education Quality Assurance Programme.

The 8th edition of the International Travel Expo (ITE) will be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from September 13-15 this year.

The UN Security Council said it "deplored" North Korea's attempted rocket launch, as Washington halted food aid to Pyongyang.

A survey, “Changing Attitudes toward Market and State 2011” (CAMS 2011) was reported at a workshop in Hanoi.

While the capital may be renowned for its street food stalls, customers have to put up with increasingly bad service.

Thousands of Syrians marched to test the regime's commitment to a UN-backed peace plan, and the two-day old ceasefire was again shaken when security forces killed eight civilians.

During the first quarter of 2012, Vietnam’s economy turned from inflation worries to fears of a serious activity slowdown, as evidenced by poor industrial/construction index figures.

Danang City may offer an added incentive to traffic policemen who have to work under the hot sun all day in order to discourage them from taking any bribes.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in the midst of a re-election campaign, has taken aim at the Financial Times, accusing it of blindly supporting the "Anglo-Saxon model" of economics.

A 15-kilo fish with a flat body, short tail, and round head was caught by a fisherman off the central province of Nghe An.

Qualifier Michael Russell stunned top seed Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-1, thrilling his hometown fans as he booked a quarter-final berth at the ATP Tour US Men's Clay Court Championship.

The increasing number of enterprises filing for bankruptcy in HCM City in the first quarter of the year has resulted in a surge in unemployment insurance claims.

The majority of Vietnamese citizens think that the Government should regulate the prices of staple goods, a survey shows.

Nearly 100 Vietnamese businesses should strengthen inspection on food safety and hygiene before exporting to the EU market, an official has said.

Parental avoidance of sex education has led to misunderstandings among young people, experts said.

Dang Thi Hoang Yen, a National Assembly deputy of Long An Province, withheld from her profile any information about her husband who is wanted by police for fraud.

Vietnam Airlines has asked for 64 more aircraft than it originally requested in its development plan last year, more than doubling its fleet over the next eight years.