VIETNAM TODAY

Hundreds of employees of Thuy Loc Company staged a protest, asking for their salaries and insurance benefits after the company claimed bankruptcy.

Demand for travel continues to rise in the lead up to the forthcoming holidays at the end of April.

The opening ceremony of Hung King Festival was held in Phu Tho Province, promising a series of special cultural activities.

Turtles weighing up to 20 kg are common in the northern province of Son La thanks to domestication over the last twenty years.

Psychologists said that the increasing number of students committing suicides show the lack of life skills among Vietnamese students and the improper attention by schools.

Care International in Vietnam has made many practical contributions to assisting 5,000 households affected by floods in An Giang, a provincial agency has said.

Actress Van Trang showed off her curves and flexibility when she performed Cha cha cha with Vasil in the first competition night of the Dancing with the Stars 2012.

Vietnamese companies are expected to export some 3.2 million tonnes of rice in the first quarter of 2012, up 15% on-year, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

Can Tho government has requested the CEO of Bianfishco to return Vietnam to settle her debts.

International envoy Kofi Annan was meeting Chinese leaders in Beijing to discuss how to end the bloodshed in Syria, while opposition factions at talks in Turkey mulled a united front against the Damascus regime.

Car owners in Hanoi are mulling over plans to sell their vehicles due to rising fees.

The National Assembly is expected to adopt 13 bills and a draft resolution, and debate 7 other bills in its mid-year session, according to NA Office Chairman Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged with involvement in an organised vice ring that procured prostitutes for top-class clients, lawyers said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday and met with international politicians on the sideline of the event.

US President Barack Obama told fellow leaders they have the world's safety in their hands, as a 53-nation summit on combating nuclear terrorism held its first full session.

The former chairman and general director of troubled shipbuilder Vinashin will appear in court to account for their alleged business misconducts.

Several unregistered passenger buses are found disguising as tourist buses to operate across Hanoi.

Vietnam will establish an information technology (IT) training centre named after the Indian IT city of Bangalore, says Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has confirmed that reducing the overload at centrally-run hospitals is one of the ministry’s key tasks until 2015.