VIETNAM TODAY

Waterway accidents occur much less frequently than road accidents but can be extremely costly in terms of both lives and property, one official said.

The Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has attracted an increasing number of tourists since it was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site.

Fourteen toll booths will be removed under a proposal by the Vietnam Road Administration in order to avoid overlapping toll collections.

The musical "Once" was the big winner at this year's Tony awards ceremony, scooping eight prizes.

Scientists have urged to take actions to revitalize coral reefs, warning that Vietnam should not dream of developing tourism with barren seabed.

Over 1,160 Vietnamese students had to sacrifice university and college study due to financial difficulties, statistics showed.

Police arrested the director of a company that only employed pregnant women so they could take advantage of benefits from maternity insurance.

A mathematics book for students in the first grade has recently aroused fury among many people due to its violent content.

Pham Phuoc Hung has won a gold medal in the men’s parallel bars event of the Challengers Cup 2012 International Gymnastics Tournament in Belgium.

Italy showed great character after a traumatic run-in to Euro 2012 by holding defending champions Spain to a 1-1 draw.

The State Bank of Vietnam will cap the annual lending interest rate for VND at 13% in four prioritsed economic areas.

DTiNews will hold an online forum in which experts will answer readers’ questions about methods to speak English confidently.

A large number of farmers in Ben Tre province are rushing to chop down their coconut trees as selling the fruits seems nearly impossible.

Vietnam and Spain always attached great importance to strengthening their bilateral cooperation since they established diplomatic relations.

A large number of young people joined the “I Like Giving” festival, aiming to encourage the community to donate blood to save people’s lives.

Two mortar bombs struck a square filled with Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq, killing at least six people, police said.

The euro jumped against other major currencies in early Asian trade after the eurozone agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will develop its Phu Quoc island into an eco-tourism centre, under the province’s tourism development strategy for the 2011-2020 period.

Vietnam ’s leading travel agencies, including Hanoi Toserco, Saigontourist and Fiditour, met with over 150 Sri Lankan partners in Colombo city on June 8 in their efforts to promote Vietnamese tourism.