VIETNAM TODAY

Facing difficulties in accessing bank loans at reasonable interest rates, many businesses are seeking to raise capital by issuing corporate bonds.

The world has become more vulnerable to outbreaks of disease caused by contaminated food because of growing global trade, the WHO said.

Vietnam is mulling over regulations to only insure deposits in domestic currency.

The two countries are seeking to heighten their cooperation in higher education by setting up more joint training programmes.

The role of children and adolescents need to be promoted in reducing risks associated with disasters, heard a conference held in Hanoi yesterday.

Tabitha Carvan turns to readers to help her make sense of some Vietnamese practices which she doesn’t understand at all.

An environmental group is asking the Nepal government to consider installing portable toilets on Mount Everest for climbers.

A ceremony was held by Vietnam Airlines in Japan on October 11 to introduce a new programme on Vietnam’s land, people, culture and tourism.

Industrial parks in Bac Giang have taken up large areas, but poor planning and management have led to great waste.

The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country's most sacred monastery fortress.

A cold spell is moving toward northern provinces while a tropical storm is heading for the East Sea, according to the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre.

EBay set the stage for shops large and small to tap into Internet age techniques for taking payments with PayPal technology at the heart of cashless transactions.

An internet treatment project to aid patients suffering from serious conditions who are unable to seek treatment at large hospitals is being piloted in Gia Lai Province.

Despite Government policies, tens of thousands of workers at industrial parks still have to hire makeshift houses to live in.

State President Truong Tan Sang met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following an official welcoming ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Oct. 12.

Many secondary school students in mountainous areas in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces quit school to get married.

China is to invest up to 4 trillion yuan ($600 billion) over the next decade to overcome a huge water shortage, a senior official.

Super International Grand chess master Le Quang Liem left Ho Chi Minh City to attend the SPICE Cup in the US from October 15-25.

With rapid urbanisation, it’s a struggle to find a traditional market within 30km of Hanoi’s city centre.