VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam hoped to receive more support from the World Bank in financial aid, policy making and management experiences, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Miss Sport Vietnam 1995 Nguyen Thi Thu Huong will represent Vietnam at the Mrs. World 2011 contest held in Florida, US, December 6 to 15.

By applying proper traffic regulation mechanism, Hanoi should be able to mitigate its current congestion, one expert has said.

The US defense chief urged Israel to end its increasing regional "isolation" by repairing diplomatic ties with Egypt and Turkey and renewing peace efforts with the Palestinians.

The seventh meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) wrapped up on Dec. 2 after three days of working (Nov. 28 – Dec. 1) in Indonesia.

The Japanese House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations adopted an agreement on cooperating, developing and using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes between Japan and Vietnam.

The Asian Development Bank will provide a USD80 million loan for a project to improve the country’s roads in northern mountainous areas.

Low-income housing projects in Hanoi continue to remain unattractive due to overly high prices.

A collection featuring ao dai designed with patterns from the UK’s royal costumes will be showcased in London.

International scientists has found "record-setting" change in the Arctic linked to global warming, including melting ice, warming waters and changing wind patterns.

Japan's Honda Motor is recalling more than 300,000 cars worldwide because of a defect in the driver's airbag, the company said Friday.

A culinary festival will be held in Ho Tay Water Park from December 30, 2011 to January 2, 2012 to honour Hanoi’s specialities.

EuroCham has suggested a range of policy recommendations to help improve the Vietnamese investment environment.

Universities with their own financial self-control schemes should have the same rights to set their own tuition fees, a conference heard.

France and Germany will push for a new European Union treaty, President Nicolas Sarkozy declared.

Children at the Birla orphanage village received LEGO toys personally handed over by Danish Crown Prince Frederik Andre Henrik Christian.

The French Development Agency has provided credit worth EUR20 million to help Vietnam implement its climate change adaptation programme.

Social insurance payments will account for 24% of labourers’ total monthly minimum salary starting next year.

Despite huge investment in its restoration, the towers at the historic Cham holy site of My Son are rapidly aging.