VIETNAM TODAY

Working teams from Vietnam and China conducted the first round of negotiations on cooperation in less sensitive fields at sea, in Beijing.

State-owned enterprises in Vietnam had amassed a combined debt of over VND415.347 trillion to banks by September 2011.

Police seized 47 cabs that failed to meet transport requirements during an inspection tour of the city this month, additionally finding 17 cab companies operating without licences.

The State Bank has proposed that credit institutions have at least five years of operation before making a merger.

Vietnamese Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat is attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Russia ’s Republic of Tatarstan .

A suspect in a Seattle shooting that left three people dead and two wounded turned a gun on himself when confronted by officers, police said.

Instead of car toys or dolls, wealthy families are buying Ipads and European tours for their children on the International Children's Day.

Hanoi Department of Transport targeted to reduce the number of traffic congestion hot spots in the capital by 40% by 2015.

The Health Ministry has devised a plan to collect all medical waste every day, with 70% of solid waste to be treated by 2015, one agency has said.

The list of 22 members of the national football squad has been unveiled to play friendlies against stronger China and Hong Kong teams.

Several international airlines are flocking to Vietnam amid an estimate that the country would become the world’s third fastest growing market by 2014.

After a series of maternal deaths happened throughout the country, the Ministry of Health has sent a report to Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Vietnam has shown its support for Cambodia ’s initiative to build a conflict-free ASEAN region and a statement on plans to integrate ASEAN’s security.

Mitt Romney clinched his Republican party's White House nomination by winning its Texas primary, vowing to get America "back on the path to prosperity".

The Ministry of Construction has requested authorities in HCM City not to sell large state-owned villas in the inner city.

Vietnam is drafting to set up a system offering its citizens a single identification number for civil status registry for better management.

Small traders in Nghia Tan Market gathered around the local government office to protest a project to turn the market into a trade centre.

A total of 963,571 students will take their high-school graduation examinations from June 2-4, said the Ministry of Education and Training.

International envoy Kofi Annan urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to 'act now' to end 15 months of bloodshed, warning that the country had reached a 'tipping point'.