VIETNAM TODAY

US elite commandos swooped into lawless Somalia Wednesday and rescued two Western aid workers held for three months by armed pirates in a daring pre-dawn raid approved by President Barack Obama.

While almost all streets in Hanoi are empty on Tet, roads adjacent to large pagodas and temples in the capital remain overloaded.

Bad behaviours of teachers, problematic students’ morality, and the “achievement disease” remain the big existing problems in the education sector.

A Vietnam veteran in need of a kidney transplant unknowingly won $14.3 million in a Megabucks lottery in Madison, Wis.

A delegation from the Authority of Radio Frequency Management on Jan. 23 attended the 12th World Radio Communication Conference in Geneva.

Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square to mark a year since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, with the ruling military planning grandiose celebrations and activists vowing to reignite their unfinished revolution.

During rush hour at a five-way intersection in Go Vap District, HCM City, the sounds of jazz saxophone could be heard over the traffic noise. It came from a saxophone played by Jeremy Danneman from New York.

Vietnam continues to give top priority to ensuring social security, considering it one of its key tasks for this year.

Vietnam earned USD6.5 billion in exports in January, down by 28.5 percent from last December and 11.1 percent for the same period last year, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

On January 22, 112-year-old Le Van Nhac from the southern province of Dong Nai passes away.

Bahamas-flagged cruise liner Superstar Aquarius arrived at Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien Hue Tuesday noon.

Visitors to Sa Pa are enjoying adventure tours in the villages of Ta Giang Phinh in Sa Pa township and Nam Tam in neighbouring Lai Chau Province , where the local people fiercely cling to their traditions.

2011 was a successful year for overseas Vietnamese singers on performance tours across the homeland.

President Truong Tan Sang visited workers at their enterprises and guesthouses in the southern province of Dong Nai on Jan. 24, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The International Monetary Fund slashed its forecast for world economic growth.

Rafael Nadal battled back to oust Tomas Berdych in four sets on Tuesday and set up a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final with long-time rival Roger Federer.

A lot of regulations have been promulgated, while a lot of action plans have been drawn up within the framework of the sea conservation strategy. However, not much has been done to protect the sea.

Any doubts about the existence of mass graves at the Treblinka death camp in Poland are being laid to rest by the first survey of the site using tools that see below the ground, writes one forensic archaeologist.

Authorities in areas where petrol or gas fires occur will be held responsible for their oversight, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.