VIETNAM TODAY

Journalists from Thanh Nien continued following the distribution chain of the poor-quality fuel sold throughout HCM City and its neighbouring localities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised the Japanese Government and political parities for supporting Vietnam in all fields.

Fresh oil leaking from the wrecked cargo ship Rena off the New Zealand coast is expected to reach shore overnight, salvage officials announced.

According to the Ministry of Transport, sales of train tickets online has led to substandard service.

The country's first weapon museum recently opened in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau.

Japanese carmakers are looking forward to big US sales gains after introducing a slew of new vehicles at the Detroit auto show.

NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan thanked Bob Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, for his valuable support for Vietnam.

While efforts to search for the 22 crewmembers in the sinking of the Vinaline Queen continue, ceremonies of requiem and prayers for peace for them were held in Hai Phong City.

A Vietnamese National Assembly delegation led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong attended the 20th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum meeting which opened in Tokyo.

The motorbike market has been growing for some years, but the financial situation has changed the outlook for the coming year.

The UN atomic agency said that Iran is enriching uranium in a hard-to-bomb mountain bunker, in a move set to stoke Western suspicions further that Tehran wants nuclear weapons.

The poor quality of petrol products on the market has been revealed.

The Vietnam Food Association has projected Vietnam will be able to export 6.5-7 million tonnes of rice this year but warned of difficulties ahead.

The Vietnam Red Cross and the German Red Cross announced a EUR400,000 project to assist flood victims in the Mekong River Delta.

Students with the desire to help keep their country healthy donated 350 units of blood during this year's first blood donation day which was dubbed Red Sunday 2012.

Photos and objects featuring “quan ho” (love duet singing) will be displayed at an exhibition at the Vietnam Cultural Centre in France from January 22.

Chinese entrepreneur An Yanshi is convinced he has found the key ingredient to produce the world's most expensive tea -- panda poo.

Local universities which are using a large number of visiting lecturers and unwilling to enroll fewer students are racing to recruit lecturers and expand campuses.

Dantri/DTinews and its Editor in Chief were granted PM's certificates of merit for their contributions to national development.