VIETNAM TODAY

The Central Institute for Economic Management reports that the gap between the rich and poor in Vietnam is widening.

A series of attacks in the Iraqi capital and to its north killed at least 12 people and wounded 47 on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

The first International Exhibition of Construction Technology 2012 opened by the Ministry of Construction will run until June 29.

Gas prices in Vietnam are expected to drop further due to lower prices in the world market.

An American-Vietnamese chef outcooked 200 other leading chefs from 30 countries and territories to win the gold medal at the International Beijing Culinary Competition.

PetroVietnam held a press briefing regarding Chinese oil corporation’s announcement to invite bids for oil and gas lots within Vietnam’s economic zone and continental shelf.

Living in one of the poorest districts in Vietnam, these ethnic children have to work in the fields from the age of four or five.

EU leaders debate "a big leap" to strengthen their union and save the euro but divisions may scuttle efforts to bring the currency back from the brink.

Some farmers in the Mekong Delta region have been forced to sell their farms to duck breeders as a result of falling prices.

More than one million foreigners have arrived Hanoi in the first six months this year, up 20 percent from a year ago.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton signed the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.

People living near Lang Son Province's Bat Cave earn their living by collecting bat guano everyday.

Hanoi will invest up to VND43.36 trillion (USD2.06 billion) to upgrade health centres by 2020 with a vision until 2030.

Travel guide book Lonely Planet recently listed banh mi as one of the most lip-smacking street foods around the world.

A national project to explore and assess the management of sea resources and the environment was able to yield important results, including building centres to cope with oil spills.

Two-time winner Rafael Nadal and British hope Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon second round, but Australia's men slumped to their country's worst performance since 1938.

More than 2,500 women, children and caregivers living with or affected by HIV have received support from a project run by the Netherlands-Vietnam Medical Committee.

The SBV has forecast credit growth will increase to 12-13% and will continue increasing despite negative rumours.

Two groups of Vietnamese scientists have won awards in the first round of a US government programme to fund scientific research in developing countries.