VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese women should take the initiative in building the Party and State as well as formulating policies and strategies, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Anders Behring Breivik was criminally insane when he killed 77 people in Norway and is likely to be sent to a psychiatric ward, prosecutors said.

The Vietnam Report Company has announced the list of Vietnam's 500 largest enterprises in 2011 with PetroVietnam at the top.

Eurozone finance ministers turned to the IMF for more help to keep the monetary union together after they missed their goal of boosting their own bailout fund to one trillion euros.

Students at people founded schools admit that the material facilities of the schools are very poor while they do not have textbooks for study.

Mister Vietnam 2010 will participate in the beauty contest for men in Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to 17.

Xuan Hoa Street in Tuyen Quang City has been famous for sedge weaving for years, but recent economic hardship has caused the number of households continuing this practice to dwindle.

Denmark will help Vietnam build and operate wind farms in provinces and cities across the country.

People holding gold bullions of brand names other than that of Saigon Jewelry Co can exchange their precious metal for SJC gold bullions at equal price, the State Bank said.

Vietnam and Belarus will promote their bilateral relationship, with priority given to developing economic, trade, and investment cooperation in order to fully tap the two countries’ potential.

The Transport Minister has selected four key projects for inspection to uncover the reasons for their poor implementation.

Fifty-four art troupes representing 54 ethnic minority groups across the country took part in a fashion show of Vietnam’s ethnic costumes.

The Norway People’s Aid will provide $2.9 million for a project to minimise deaths and injuries by unexploded ordinances in the central province of Quang Tri.

Egypt's first post-revolution election entered its second day amid pride and triumphalism over the high turn-out and the orderly start to the country's complex transition to democracy.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien admitted she had been shocked by the over-crowding at several HCMC hospitals after a recent inspection.

While I have struggled to adapt to the Vietnamese style of socialising, I must accept that I have also benefited from it, writes Tabitha Carvan.

An exhibition showcasing woodcut prints and an installation piece by artist Pham Khac Quang, based on rural life in Vietnam, is being held at the capital's Fine Arts Museum.

The Foreign Ministry’s National Border Committee has launched the English-language version of its website on Vietnam ’s sovereign boundaries.

The municipal government of Hanoi has launched a campaign to combat the onset of HIV and AIDS in the capital city and the stigma that goes along with the disease.