VIETNAM TODAY

Lao Prime Minister Thongsin Thammavong received Vietnamese Deputy PM Ngyen Xuan Phuc in Vientiane on January 8.

EVN has pledged to withdraw investment in non-core businesses and focus on power production.

Acer unveiled the world's thinnest laptop computer as an array of "ultrabook" rivals prepared to debut this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy held a conference in Hanoi to launch their tasks for 2012 in the presence of President Truong Tan Sang.

Tourist boat owners on Ha Long Bay voice strong opposition to local authorities' request to paint their hulls white.

The Ministry of Public Security detected websites set up specifically to trade in personal information.

The Minister of Health said hospitals in big cities are seriously overloaded, but the matter cannot be resolved overnight.

Iranian President arrived in Venezuela to start a five-day tour aimed at shoring up ties in Latin America.

The Ministry of Education and Training has closed down unlicensed undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programmes at four HCM City schools.

The Japan Coast Guard decided to call off the search for 22 missing Vietnamese crewmen aboard the Vinalines Queen that sank off the coast of the Philippines on Christmas Day.

World No.4 Andy Murray laid down a marker for the Australian Open with a 65-minute demolition of Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final of the Brisbane International.

Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney weathered sharp attacks from his rivals in a debate.

A ceremony was held recently on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago to pay tribute to 64 Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives during the 1988 fire exchange with China to defend the islands.

Scandal-tainted Olympus Corp is considering suing current and former executives for compensation totaling about 90 billion yen, while its new president is considering resigning, a source familiar with the matter said.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Mem Sam On is visiting Vietnam to attend a meeting marking the 33rd anniversary of the Victory over the Pol Pot Genocide.

Mitt Romney and his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination wooed voters and prepared to clash in a pair of debates just 12 hours apart.

For thousands of years, the popularity and beauty of white storks been one of the cultural symbols of Vietnam but city residents only have rare opportunities to see them these days.

Vietnam and Laos have held the 34th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on socio-economic, scientific and technological cooperation in Vientiane, Laos.

"Candies without registered-names, expiration dates or information of ingredients spread all over shops in my hometown whenever Tet approaches," a resident said.