VIETNAM TODAY

Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with the President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during the fifth Trilateral Summit Meeting.

Vietnam has won the bid to host the Southeast Asian Women’s Football Championships 2012, which is scheduled to take place from Sept. 13-22.

Euro chief Jean-Claude Juncker hit out at speculation over a Greek exit from the eurozone, saying currency partners affirmed their "unshakeable desire" to keep Athens in the club.

Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike agreed with Israel to end their fast in return for improved conditions, officials on both sides said.

Vietnam may struggle to realise its economic growth target of 6.5% as the economy is predicted to grow by 4.5% in the second.

A documentary about the hard lives of Vietnamese fishermen who disappeared and died while fishing near Paracel archipelago, was screened at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris.

Iran and the UN nuclear agency started their first meeting in three months, with world powers watching closely for clues on whether progress can be made in their talks in Baghdad next week.

Young residents of big cities are expressing their concerns about pressing environmental problems by urging residents and authorities to actively take part in reducing pollution levels.

French and Vietnamese experts and students have discussed issues on the development of energy and nuclear power.

Being the winner of Vietnam ’s Robocon contest 2012, the LH-CACTUS 2 team from Lac Hong University will attend the Asian Broadcasting Union’s Robocon finals in Hong Kong.

Hanoi's municipal Department of Health has initiated a project to reduce overcrowding in hospitals over the next eight years, with a total investment of USD1.2 billion.

The increasing number of students dropping out of school is a continual problem for educators in Dak Lak Province.

Thousand of people scouring the forest for hunting the valuable “sua” wood risk their own safety and the lives of trees in the area.

Debt extensions for businesses will only prolong the existence of incompetent businesses, an economist said.

It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover, but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president."

Hanoi municipal authorities, with the help of consultants, have placed new regulations on taxis and transport companies.

Vietnam’s outstanding players have failed after nine days of tough competition at the 2012 Asian Chess Championships which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Substandard mining operations in Nghe An Province have taken the toll on the environment of surrounding areas and their residents.

Local doctors say that patients with a mysterious skin condition in the central province of Quang Ngai cannot be cured completely because they still do not know how it is caused.