VIETNAM TODAY

Hoang Dinh Yen Chuong, 14, of HCM City won the title Apollo English Idol 2011, earning a VND34-million trip to Singapore and a one-year scholarship for English study at the Apollo school in HCM City.

Leading US resort developer Las Vegas Sands is optimistic about the prospects for resort-entertainment complexes in Vietnam, an official said.

North Korea put the finishing touches to its latest rocket ahead of a politically charged launch that will defy a swelling chorus of international concern including in China and Russia.

Increasing numbers of Vietnamese people have opted to work as home helps for foreign families as they bring considerable incomes.

One of Vietnam's most popular divas, singer My Linh, will celebrate her 20th anniversary in the music industry with live shows in Hanoi, HCM City and Danang.

Little girl Nguyen Thi Loan living in Tan Ha district in the central highlands province of Lam Dong has been suffering agonising pains due to a growing tumor on her left leg.

The Titanic was the pride of the industry when it went down off the coast of Canada on its maiden voyage a hundred years ago.

Transactions made between ATM cardholders of one same bank are set to pay fee, according to the Vietnam Bank Card Association.

Vietnamese and Lao law enforcement agencies have confiscated a tonne of marijuana and 15kg of heroin from criminals, the largest amount of drugs ever seized so far.

The seventh session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on April 10 with Nguyen Sinh Hung in the chair.

Scientists in An Giang Province have successfully reproduced a rare fish species, which is listed in red book.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the WB and UNICEF hosted a seminar in Lam Dong to share their experiences in implementing programmes to provide money to poor children.

Facebook announced a billion-dollar-deal to buy the startup behind wildly popular smartphone photo sharing application Instagram.

At least 60 people were killed when Al-Qaeda militants raided a barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks by the extremist network which has boosted its presence in Yemen's lawless south and east.

The PM criticised 10 provinces and central cities for having reported an increase in fatalities in the first quarter from traffic accidents.

Anh Vu, a rare and precious species of fish which was only offered to kings has recently been successfully propagated to return it to its natural habitat.

The Hon Me Rescue Centre for bears in Kien Giang Province has in the last three months, rescued 29 wild animals which had been captured illegally or discovered whilst being smuggled.

With demand for steel and cement still in a steep decline, manufacturers, distributors and dealers of these two commodities are struggling to survive due to huge unsold inventories.

After many children were admitted to hospital from lead poisoning recently, Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi took samples for testing which showed a high lead content in the children.