VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese consumers witnessed a lot of incidents in 2011, including motorbike explosion, instant noodles containing DEHP and E102, and milk powder is contaminated.

Teachers, and even parents, have pointed out myriad mistakes in textbooks currently used to teach K-12 students.

An office tower being built by Vietnam's state power company caught fire Thursday, engulfing part of downtown Hanoi in black smoke.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will start the new year by competing in the 2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul from January 3-8.

The Minister of Health carried out an inspection at the chronic overcrowding affecting some clinics and hospitals in Hanoi.

US forces will lower the flag in Iraq on Thursday, in a formal ceremony ahead of their withdrawal from the country nearly nine years.

Vietnam hopes to increase export of parboiled rice by a third next year to 400,000 tonnes.

The Ministry of Transport has demanded an inspection of 11 taxi firms operating at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The 17th National Film Festival kicks off tonight in the central province of Phu Yen, promising a tough competition with many productions from non-state studios participating.

A programme entitled “ Vietnam – China : Close Neighbours” was broadcast live on December 14 to celebrate the long-lasting friendship between the two countries.

Paris judges are to give their verdict in the unprecedented corruption case against aged ex-leader Jacques Chirac, the first time a former French president has faced charges in court.

Peach growers are finding it more difficult to keep their land due to fast development of real estate projects.

The diplomatic sector should continue to deepen relations and effectively tap the strengths of traditional partners on an equal and mutually beneficiary basis.

The US House passed legislation to freeze some Pakistan aid and slap harsh new sanctions on Iran.

The World Bank announced Wednesday the debarment of three companies and one individual for sanctionable practices in projects financed by the bank in Vietnam and Indonesia.

Many students find it difficult to get a job after their graduation as they have little idea what career they wish to pursue.

The 10th ASEAN-China senior transport officials meeting opened in Cambodia, focusing on the joint ASEAN-China transport activities for 2012.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set its sights on bringing 35,000 hectares under cocoa farming.

Hundreds of precious plants and animals species in the limestone mountain of Kien Luong are being threatened.