VIETNAM TODAY

Thousands of monkeys are being held in overcrowded and barren farms in Laos and sold for international laboratory research, according to a report from a British animal protection group.

The government is to provide support to poor patients, especially those who have fatal diseases but cannot afford treatment.

The Vietnamese National Assembly was ready to collaborate with the Danish legislative body in all fields, contributing to strengthening co-operation between the two governments and people.

Many students, who think they can make quick cash, have fallen into the trap of lotto betting addiction.

Israel has waited for the international community to resolve the issue, Netanyahu said, but diplomacy and sanctions have failed.

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong reaffirmed his commitment to encourage Singaporean enterprises to invest in Vietnam during his meeting with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Russian police arrested more than 500 people protesting Vladimir Putin's crushing victory in elections that the opposition denounced as illegitimate and international monitors said were skewed.

A seminar on Vietnam’s international commitments to gender equality was held in Can Tho City by the NA Committee for Social Affairs, in collaboration with a group of female NA deputies.

“Connect a School, Connect a Community” is a public-private partnership launched by ITU to promote broadband Internet connectivity for schools in developing countries.

The NA of Vietnam is ready to collaborate with the Danish legislative body in all fields, contributing to strengthening cooperation between the two governments and people.

19 willow trees in the tourist town of Sapa have been chopped down, shocking local residents and visitors.

Tropical Storm Irina has killed at least 65 people in Madagascar, most of them residents of the Ifanadiana district in the southeast of the island, weather authorities said.

Workers in HCMC are turning to fake medical certificates to eek out time from employers to deal with personal emergencies.

At the ancient town of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, farmers often go to the street to learn English from foreign tourists.

HCM City buries much of its solid waste instead of classifying and processing it, affecting the environment, and officials are calling for investment from more sources and greater use of technology.

Authorities in Phu Tho Province are working with five other provinces and cities to prepare a range of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

The Vietnam-Sri Lanka business forum took place on March 5 in Hanoi.

A huge forest fire has been raging in Hoang Lien Son National Park in Sa Pa District in the northern province of Lao Cai for the last three days, and all attempts to quell it have so far failed.

Hoang Quoc Tuan won the first prize at the 11th international photographic contest entitled “A World for All: Overcoming Disabilities” held by the Spanish Organisation for the Blind.