VIETNAM TODAY

Increased security has been enforced at the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaec-ology where a two-day-old baby disappeared last week.

Japan will help Vietnam to enhance its national system of agro-fishery production and safety inspection techniques.

There was a recent meeting in Nghe An to address the problem of "dog theft".

Australia's upper house passed a controversial pollution tax Tuesday in what the government called a "history-making vote".

Google Inc's YouTube and Walt Disney Co's interactive arm have formed a partnership to bring videos geared toward families to the Web.

A grand meeting was held in Hanoi on Nov. 7 to celebrate the 30 th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Estonian counterpart Andrus Ansip have agreed on specific measures to promote friendly and cooperative relations in various fields.

Michael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death following a six-week trial that captivated Jackson fans around the world.

Europe's debt drama shifted from Greece to Italy as the eurozone's third economy came under pressure from the markets.

Cities and provinces nationwide are set to reserve a significant volume of essential goods and foodstuff to serve consumers during the upcoming Tet Holiday.

Vietnam has set up an ambitious plan to have 20,000 PhDs by 2020. However, it will have to go a very thorny path to reach that end.

Following the killing of the last rare rhinoceros in Vietnam by poachers, scientists are calling for better management at Cat Tien National Park.

Conservationists warned that moves to restrict tiger tourism in India to protect the endangered big cats would have the opposite effect.

The Vietnam Youth and Student Association held a charity music festival to raise funds for Japanese victims of earthquake and tsunami.

Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay has been named in a temporary list of the world’s 10 new wonders of nature by the New Open World Corporation.

Greek political chiefs sought Monday to put the finishing touches to a unity government and appoint a new leader.

Scientists are concerned about environmental pollution in Nha Trang Bay due to increasing amounts of untreated wastewater.

Hanoi police arrested a taxi driver a week after he overcharged two Singaporean passengers who visited for the Interpol meeting.

New rules will make it tougher for underperforming enterprises to raise capital on the bond market.