VIETNAM TODAY

Only 70% of Hanoi's household waste is collected for treatment, leaving stagnation in most of the capital's rural areas.

The four-day holidays saw popular tourist destinations flooded with holidaymakers regardless of higher services prices than on normal days.

US Treasury Secretary urged China to allow further appreciation of its yuan currency against the dollar.

Campaigning for Egypt's first post-uprising presidential poll was on hold after thugs attacked an anti-military protest, leaving 20 people dead.

The recent hot spell, with temperatures reaching as high as 45 degrees Celsius, has been raging through several localities in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese and Lao women unions should contribute to consolidating and developing the two countries’ traditional friendship and solidarity.

The PM has ordered local authorities to handle denouncements and complaints from residents to help ensure public order.

A ceremony to mark the 2,556 th birthday of Lord Buddha was held at the Ly Trieu Quoc Su Pagoda in Hanoi on May 2.

Forest fires blamed on the unseasonably hot weather have devastated swathes of forestry and agricultural land across the country.

ECB chiefs gathered under tight security in Spain to discuss whether to provide more money for governments as the political resolve to rein in deficits shows signs of crumbling.

The NA and Government are seeking suitable measures to speed up the development pace of Vung Ang economic zone, affirmed NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Illegal sand exploitation is causing serious landslides and damaging farm land along the banks of the Luoc River in Thai Binh Province’s Diep Nong Commune.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched fierce assaults on his Socialist rival in their debate before their election clash, but failed to land a decisive blow on the frontrunner.

Real Madrid claimed their first Spanish title in four years as they beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 for what is their 32nd league crown.

An Australian education exhibition will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on May 12-13 respectively, with the participation of 14 private and public Australian high schools.

The second edition in Italian language of a book on revolutionary armed forces written by General Vo Nguyen Giap has been introduced in Venice City.

A national online conference on meetings with citizens and settlement of complaints and denouncements was opened under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Several less fortunate residents in Thanh Hoa City continued to earn a living in the scorching sun on May Day.

More than a quarter of Japanese in their twenties have thought about taking their own life, according to a survey released, in a nation with one of the world's highest suicide rates.