VIETNAM TODAY

Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries.

Thai Public Health Ministry expressed readiness to assist Vietnam in developing its universal health-care coverage scheme, according to National News Bureau of Thailand.

HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine.

Hiromi Pham beat nine contestants to win the “Miss Vietnam in Japan” title in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, on January 28.

President Truong Tan Sang launched an order for ploughing the rice field at the annual Tich Dien festival in Ha Nam province.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam are willing to pay more for local food, resorts, and interesting places, a survey by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has found.

The Ministry of Transport aims to put into use more than 30 key projects this year in an effort to make a breakthrough in transport infrastructure development.

The Embassy of Vietnam and Overseas Vietnamese in the Netherlands have held a friendly get-together to celebrate Tet in the Year of the Dragon.

Detectives on Saturday searched the offices of Rupert Murdoch's The Sun and arrested four journalists and a policeman in a widening probe into the bribing of police for information.

In Vietnam the drowning statistics are high. One Australian surf lifesaver has joined a small team trying to change that.

Agro-forestry-aquaculture products are estimated to fetch $1.8 billion in export revenue in January, a decrease of 16.3 percent against the same period last year.

Vietnam will host the Asian football qualifying playoffs for the London 2012 Olympic Games, says the Asian Football Confederation.

Water level in the Hong River has dropped to its lowest level in a hundred years, said the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting.

Multinational jazz band “Unit Asia” will perform on February 3 and 5 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City respectively.

The water waste recycled under a filtration technology developed by the HCM City University of Technology can be used to flush toilets, water plants, extinguish fire and water roads.

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney stepped up his campaign in Florida after a new opinion poll showed he was gaining momentum in a race against archrival Newt Gingrich.

The Ministry of Education and Training has instructed localities to achieve the universalisation of junior secondary school education in all communes nationwide this year.

Rafael Nadal Saturday said only a mental block was stopping Andy Murray from becoming the world's best player after he blew a golden chance to reach the Australian Open final.

Even though the market slowed down in 2011, domestic demand for steel is forecast to increase by 4% in 2012.