VIETNAM TODAY

Over 100 artworks created by some of the country's most outstanding artists between the 1930s and 1970s are being exhibited in HCM City.

Gamblers in HCM City are focusing on small ornamental cocks weighing around a kg for cockfights, in which bets can hit dozens of million VND.

Unable to find the jobs as teachers, a lot of pedagogical school graduates have seen their knowledge buried in oblivion.

Though the real estate market remains gloomy with very few successful transactions, high grade apartments still have been sold well in HCM City.

Gruppo di Volontariato Civile Organisation built seven rehabilitation centres worth USD1.3 million for disabled children in Bac Giang Province.

A rare honour was bestowed on Prof. Dr. Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Finance for his contribution to Vietnam's accounting profession.

Egypt's government o began probing clashes which killed 25 people, mostly Coptic Christians, amid mounting anger at the ruling military council.

One of Hanoi’s major tasks is to complete zoning plans for the entire city by 2015.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has received 700,000 votes for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Vietnam’s U19 women team was defeated by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea team in the 2011 Asia U-19 Women’s Football Championships.

An official from the Oriental Commercial Joint Stock Bank was suspended for taking a large bribe for a loan approval.

The "Korean Wave" has hit Vietnam, where many young people have come to fetishise Korean dress, cosmetics and even food.

The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone said that all services had been restored to users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

New Zealand declared its worst maritime pollution disaster, as oil gushed into a pristine bay from a stranded container ship pounded in heavy seas.

Talking about Hung Yen province, 60km from Hanoi, many Vietnamese people think of Hien street, which was an ancient port-city.

Vietnamese people are tending to spend less time reading, and more time on the internet, or using multimedia devices.

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease will cause significant problems during the coming months, according to the Ministry of Health.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, left for China on Oct. 11 for a five-day official visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China.

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos was headed for China ahead of a visit to North Korea, stricken by a new food crisis, as the UN presses Pyongyang to give aid agencies more freedom.