VIETNAM TODAY

Tropical storm Washi raked across the southern Philippines, leaving almost 200 people dead and nearly 400 more missing, officials said.

Smuggling and illegal trading have increased along the borders and coastal regions as the Lunar New Year approaches.

Lawyers for US soldier Bradley Manning mounted an aggressive defense at a hearing on whether to court-martial him for spilling US diplomatic and military secrets to WikiLeaks.

The restructuring of state-owned enterprises will require up to USD3.12 billion for debt restructuring, handling of losses, and workforce rearrangement.

Scientists proposed the construction of a sluice to regulate tidal flow in and out of the Soai Rap estuary in HCM City to reduce flooding in the city..

The UN Security Council lifted sanctions on Libya's central bank and a key investment bank freeing tens of billions of dollars to ease a post-Kadhafi cash crunch.

The United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility launched a project to clean up dioxin at the Phu Cat airbase in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Tropical storm Washi raked across the southern Philippines, unleashing widespread floods that killed 50 people.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang has joined the 8th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which opened in Geneva.

At least three people were killed and 257 wounded as Egyptian protesters and security forces clashed in the worst violence in weeks.

A number of motorbikes in Hanoi and other areas have caught fire recently for no apparent cause, causing worry among consumers.

The Le Van Tam Primary School in Kon Tum Province currently has ten combined grade classrooms with only one teacher each.

En cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is recognised as one of the most beautiful caves in the world by National Geographic magazine.

Phung Hoa Hoai Linh, the 12-year-old actress in “Mother’s Soul,” has won the Best Actress Award at the Dubai Film Festival.

Internal strife has been ruining the education environment at local private universities where economic interests now dominate attention.

Ngo Lan Huong secured a second place finish, ahead of the final round in the women's category at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 in China.

Every day tonnes of rats are illegally imported into Vietnam from Cambodia as ingredients to be used in fake forest products and paté.

Vietnam has earned $515 million in revenue from exporting vegetables and fruit to become the fifth largest exporter in the world.

Australian students build a house for a poor man in Vinh Long Province in southern Vietnam early December.