VIETNAM TODAY

US prosecutors announced they have launched civil action against auction house Sotheby's, seeking the forfeiture of a 10th century Khmer statue so it can be returned to Cambodia.

All ASEAN leaders supported the priorities outlined by Cambodia as current chair, and agreed to work together to accelerate the building of an ASEAN Community by 2015.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh easily defeated Kaveh Mehrabi from Iran 2-0 to enter round 16 of an ongoing Yonex badminton tournament in Sydney.

While life skills are a required element of the school curriculum, a lack of teaching materials for the subject is challenging teachers.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in Somalia, killing four people including the country's Olympic and football bosses.

The US Embassy in Hanoi yesterday released a notice that as of April 13, 2012, the US Department of State will adjust visa processing fees.

Arte, a cultural television channel of France and Germany, is shooting a film about the iconic turtle in the Hoan Kiem Lake of Hanoi, later this month.

The Education for Nature has launched a film making competition called “Say No to Bear Gall” to encourage Vietnamese people to protect bears in Vietnam.

The recent bankruptcy of three seafood businesses has resulted in great losses of more than VND200 billion for hundreds of farmers in the Mekong Delta, according to preliminary statistics.

Vietnam continues to record high malnutrition rates while the number of obese people continues to rise, an expert said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung said that a united, strong and closely linked ASEAN is the strategic goal of all member countries.

French police swooped on suspected radical Islamists in pre-dawn raids for the second time in less than a week, arresting 10 people, a source close to the investigation said.

Hanoi needed to focus on a master plan to develop its education system and school network towards 2020 with a vision towards 2030.

China's Yunnan Province wants to increase the exchange of visits with HCM City to tighten the friendship as well as boost trade and investment cooperation, especially in tourism, an official said.

Street food vendors are earning tens of millions of VND every month with minimal financial outlays.

Republican Mitt Romney notched a huge presidential primary triple win, strengthening an already compelling case that he is the presumptive nominee in the battle for the White House.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai urged relevant agencies to prepare and hand over land for the project to build a large petrochemical complex in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

Haiphong authority has come to a final decision on the case involving the forcible removal of a farmer from his land in Tien Lang District.

Coach Mai Duc Chung of the U22 team has scheduled a training session in Europe this June to help the team prepare for the Asian Under-22 Football Championships 2013 qualifiers.