VIETNAM TODAY

Electricity of Vietnam group (EVN) is expecting to bring many power stations nationwide online within April.

Vietnam has recorded a much higher number of complaints to legislative agencies after the Haiphong land use dispute.

Mary McBride, a famous US band, and Vietnamese singer Le Cat Trong Ly had a night show on April 9, 2012 at Hue Central Hospital as part of the 2012 Hue Festival.

A gas explosion occurred at a boarding house in Binh Duong province, killing one and leaving 17 others with serious burns.

Syria demanded guarantees that armed groups cease fire before withdrawing its troops from protest hubs as agreed with special envoy Kofi Annan.

A recent survey of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has shown that regional investors rank Vietnam as the second most attractive destination in the region.

A large bomb exploded near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna as Easter Sunday services were being held, killing at least 20 people, a rescue official said.

Ho Chi Minh had been patient and diplomatic. Now the time had come to take off the velvet glove and reveal the iron fist, writes Laura Lam in the 22nd part of her series.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi on April 8 to start his official visits to Cuba and Brazil.

Vietnam considers the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the foundation for a global nuclear non-proliferation mechanism, said a senior Vietnamese diplomat.

Up to 135 people, mostly soldiers, were feared dead Sunday after an avalanche buried a Pakistan army camp in mountainous Kashmir, in an area known as the world's highest battleground.

The State Bank of Vietnam will lower the ceiling on deposit interest rates from current 13% to 12 % per annum, said an official.

The National Tourism Year in the northern central coastal province of Hue and Hue Festival will officially open at the Hue Royal Palace on April 7.

Sending children abroad to famous universities is now in fashion among well off families. However, in many cases, overseas study cannot bring the desire things.

Ho Chi Minh City will kick off a weekly street art program for free at several parks around the city starting from this weekend.

The slump in the property market has in turn led to stagnation in the construction and construction materials industries.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh thrashed his Indonesian rival Yunus Alamsyah 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the Yonex Australian Badminton Open.

Tens of thousands of Syrian protesters took to the streets for anti-government rallies, activists said, as regime forces pounded rebel cities, earning a stern rebuke from UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang answered public questions about land use polices and the environmental effects of production.