VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam plans to install a Tsunami Early Warning System that will cover the coastal areas, more populated islands, and 13 cities and provinces nationwide.

Nearly 400 prisoners including militants escaped early Sunday from a jail in northwestern Pakistan after an attack by insurgents armed with guns, grenades and rockets, officials said.

Vietnam’s efforts in regulatory and administrative reform have received approval from officials of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and many countries.

A sex scandal involving Secret Service agents on US President Barack Obama's trip to Colombia appeared to grow Sunday after visiting American soldiers were also linked to the use of prostitutes.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung worked with leaders of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee on implementing a zoning plan for Hanoi’s development until 2030.

“Most of the obstacles that were de-stabilising the economy have been removed and people can expect a recovery,” said Le Thanh Hai, head of the HCMC Party Committee.

The traditional New Year of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar, Chol-chnam-Thmay was celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14.

Copenhagen frequently tops rankings of the world’s happiest, most liveable and best-designed cities.

A lot of high schools in Vinh Phuc province refused to receive the applications for attending university entrance exams from the student with weak learning ability.

Malaysian Lee Lih Cheng was sentenced to two years in prison for transporting fake credit cards and other valuable papers by the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City.

An endangered bird species, Mi Langbian or Crocias langbianbis, has just been confirmed to be living in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.

The US has set a new limit on carbenzamin content in honey products shipped to the country, reducing local honey exports.

Vietnamese and Chinese armies will promote bilateral ties to be more practical and on par with relations between the two Parties and States, said a Vietnamese official.

Fears of violence marred Saturday's opening of a summit gathering US President Barack Obama and Latin American leaders when four bombs went off in Cartagena and in the Colombian capital.

As many as 845 primary schools with around 315,000 students in 36 provinces and cities have benefited from the School Education Quality Assurance Programme.

The 8th edition of the International Travel Expo (ITE) will be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City from September 13-15 this year.

The UN Security Council said it "deplored" North Korea's attempted rocket launch, as Washington halted food aid to Pyongyang.

A survey, “Changing Attitudes toward Market and State 2011” (CAMS 2011) was reported at a workshop in Hanoi.

While the capital may be renowned for its street food stalls, customers have to put up with increasingly bad service.