VIETNAM TODAY

The Asian Development Bank signed a USD800,000 grant agreement, to improve irrigation and drainage infrastructure ensuring further poverty reduction in four northern provinces of Vietnam.

Electricity and coal producers are preparing to deal with a sharp increase in production costs as a result of the latest fuel price hike.

Vietnam asks the Chinese side to end all activities violating its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesman said.

Rafael Nadal raced into the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a dominating win, while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer needed three sets each to beat unseeded opponents.

Claims that office and school hour changes helped ease traffic congestion are subjective, said the Hanoi Chairman.

Actress and businesswoman Ly Nha Ky, Vietnam’s Tourism Ambassador, sits on a 10-year-old elephant to discover the natural beauty of the Central Highlands.

Amazed biologists have uncovered a new species of frog in the jungle -- New York's concrete jungle.

The British Council and some related agencies held a seminar on Vietnamese education in London on March 13.

Government’s current policies are facilitating the foreign businesses at the expense of domestic firms.

The Central Inspection Committee has given a warning on Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang and the Chairman of Dak Lak province Lu Ngoc Cu.

About 1,000 Afghans took to the streets in a southern town to protest against the mass killing of 16 civilians in a rampage by a US soldier, police said.

Motorised vehicles users will have to pay a road maintenance fee from June 1, 2012, according to Governmental Decree No. 18, which will take effect that day.

Vietnam hopes FAO would continue to assist the country in agriculture projects, food security, poverty reduction and adaptation to climate change, a Vietnamese leader said.

Authorities will investigate rumours that the CEO of the Binh An SeaFood Company has fled to Singapore to avoid debts.

The hit US television series 'Luck' starring Dustin Hoffman has been canceled after three horses died during filming, the channel which makes the show announced.

Fitch lowered Britain's long-term outlook Wednesday to negative from stable, while confirming its top-level AAA rating.

The Army is the key force to defend the country’s independence and territorial integrity, said President Truong Tan Sang.

Many children are developing language problems after being forced to study several foreign languages at the same time.

“The voice”, an original Dutch singing talent search will hit Vietnamese television this April, featuring top local music stars as its judges.