VIETNAM TODAY

Polls opened in a joyful though serious mood Sunday in Tunisia's first-ever free elections, nine months after the surprise toppling of a dictator that sparked the Arab Spring.

An additional US$25 million has been allocated to help Vietnam improve its response to avian influenza, human influenza, and other newly emerging disease.

Many aging apartment blocks in Hanoi and HCMC are at risk of collapse, but the projects to restore them remain moribund.

It is hoped that the EU will continue boosting trade with Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries, said State President Truong Tan Sang.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the Academy of Politics to step up scientific research and international cooperation to meet renewal requirements.

The commander of forces who captured Muammar Gaddafi has given details of the Libyan ex-leader's last moments.

The obesity rate among elementary school students in Ho Chi Minh City has doubled to 38.5 percent in the past decade, a survey said.

Vietnam has not paid appropriate attention in dealing with the environment pollution caused by the agricultural production.

Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has died, the palace announced, leaving his brother Prince Nayef the likely successor to the ailing King Abdullah.

The Vietnamese government has granted USD100,000 to help Cambodia deal with the aftermath of recent floods.

Pham Ngu Lao backpacker quarter in HCM City attracts 1,900 foreign travellers daily, obtaining revenue of VND8.32 trillion a year, a survey shows.

Laos will create favourable conditions for Vietnamesefirms to invest in the country, said Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pani Yathotou.

Libya's new leadership will formally proclaim the country's liberation Sunday after the death of Moamer Kadhafi.

A solemn ceremony was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Oct. 21 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea (Oct. 23).

Extreme high tide of over level 3 and simultaneous release of floodwaters from reservoirs into the Dong Nai River at the end of October will be catastrophic.

NATO called an end to its air war in Libya, and the clan of Muammar Gaddafi demanded a chance to bury the body.

Nearly 100 motorcycle racers from 19 clubs across the country will take part in the second Vietnam Motor Cub Prix -Rebel Cup in Binh Duong Province on October 29-30.

The eighth China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) opened in China ’s southern city of Nanning on Oct. 21.

Why did President Barack Obama announce Friday that he has decided to end the American troop presence in Iraq by the end of the year?