VIETNAM TODAY

While the Vietnamese retail market is considered to be highly profitable by foreign distributors, locally-made products still have little presence in the lucrative market.

Thousands of foreign tourists chose to celebrate the New Year in Vietnam.

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Tuesday that Iran was continuing to develop nuclear weapons and called for stronger sanctions against Tehran.

Artist Dao Hoa Nu decided to impart her knowledge to the younger generation by launching a Photography Club cum Training Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.

Scientists said that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.

The Transport Minister’s proposal to levy fees on cars and bikes and a charge on cars during rush hours is unlikely to be effective, experts said.

From young to old, every local of Thai Hoa Commune's Cay Vai Village in Tuyen Quang Province, knows the name of Ong Dat Co or Dat "Stork".

TV channel Russia-2 broadcast a one-hour program on January 2 introducing Vietnam’s country and people.

World-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour is running for president in a bid to unseat incumbent Abdoulaye Wade whose plans for a third term have triggered unrest.

The Luxembourg government is funding a project to increase tourism activities and assist the goal of sustainable poverty reduction in Quang Nam Province.

Police in HCM City arrested Tuoi Tre newspaper’s journalist Hoang Khuong on charges he indirectly gave bribes to a police officer.

Around 700 local residents in Nghe An Province surrounded a pig farm, as it's owner failed to relocate the farm on time.

Many low-cost retail petrol stands have recently been popping up on the streets of Nha Trang.

A police patrol in District 11 has arrested a man who was using fake ATM cards to withdraw money from a booth belonging to the Asia Commercial Bank on Binh Thoi Street.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message emphasizing the central tasks of 2012.

A new forest fire claimed one life in southern Chile just hours after firefighters tamed a massive blaze in Patagonia, officials said.

Al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants to set aside their differences and step up support for the battle against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.

After significant export growth of 33.3 percent in 2011, Vietnam is expected this year to attain further growth for its major products.

Around 4,500 boats will serve visitors coming to the Huong Pagoda Festival in Hanoi's outlying district of My Duc this year, said the organisation committee.