VIETNAM TODAY

After the Long An Province People’s Court yesterday gave a life sentence to Tran Thuy Lieu for burning her husband to death, the victim’s mother has said she would appeal the case.

An investigation has been launched into state-owned firm Vicem, after they reported debts totaling thousands of billions of VND.

Hanoi has been listed as one of the ten greatest street food cities in Asia by CNN.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy proposed that former chairman of Vinashin be sentenced to 19 - 20 years in prison.

President Truong Tan Sang hosted a ceremony to hand over appointment decisions to 25 representatives.

DTiNews has uncovered illegal logging that is decimating forests of Nghe An Province’s due to lax management.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea issued a joint press release following PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the RoK and his participation in the second Nuclear Security Summit.

At least 13 people were killed in a Honduras prison fire, officials said, less than two months after a blaze killed more than 350.

Workplace abuses were uncovered in an audit that equated to "a full body scan" of three Chinese factories pumping out coveted Apple gadgets, independent investigators reported.

Every minute of Do Nhat Nam’s day is scheduled, but the boy still has time for relaxation, talking with his parents or taking exercise.

The 2012 Men’s Futures – Tanimex Cup, a professional tennis tournament of the International Tennis Federation, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 2-22.

Hollywood blockbuster "The Hunger Games" directed by Gary Ross will not be screened in Vietnam as earlier scheduled on March 30.

The New7Wonders organisation has officially recognized Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder, a Vietnamese official said.

Hand-foot-mouth disease has occurred in all provinces and cities across the country with a total of 18,000 cases, including 14 fatal ones.

Too much homework and lack of practice are the common problems students complained about at a forum with educators.

Vietnam's textile and garment sector is likely to face challenges this year to reach its target of USD18.5-19 billion export turnover, said an official of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

The Vietnamese Embassy has been officially inaugurated in Athens, Greece.

North Korea has begun fuelling a rocket for a launch condemned by the West as a banned missile test, a Japanese newspaper reported, citing a source "close to the government" in Pyongyang.

The United States accused Syria's President Bashar al-Assad of failing to respect a UN-Arab League peace plan as Syrian forces continued their assault on rebel bastions.