VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Indonesia to investigate the use of "deadly force" by police who shot dead one protester and injured six others at a mining protest.

Vietnam and Thailand should create a mechanism for promoting rice exports and bringing about prosperity for both countries.

Vietnam's largest herd of elephants being employed in tourism are beginning to show their wrinkles.

Nutrition intervention, especially at kindergarten and primary schools, is taking an important role in managing the increasing rates of obesity in children in Vietnam.

At the age of six, Jacquelyn Ngo’s paintings amaze art professors by their colours and energy.

A 3D horror movie set in a public toilet block is part of a revolution underway in the Asian film industry.

The dead toll from the ongoing flooding in the Mekong Delta rose to 24, among them were 21 children, said a local committee.

Diesel and kerosene prices started decreasing at 11am today while that of petrol and oil remained unchanged, said the Ministry of Finance.

More than 100 million Chinese farmers will move to cities by 2020, posing huge challenges for urban planners, according to a new official forecast.

Vietnam’s Truong Nam Thanh has won the Mr. Manhunt Popularity at the annual Manhunt International modeling contest in Seoul, South Korea.

Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize.

Vietnam has received seven Certificates of Excellence at the 41st WorldSkills London held in UK.

Hanoi has decided to honour 10 outstanding citizens for their major contributions, on the occasion of the capital’s Liberation Day.

Optimism in Vietnam continued declining in the third quarter, according to a global survey by auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton.

Vietnamese junior Nguyen Hoang Thien won the men's singles and doubles titles at the Hong Kong Open Junior Tennis Championships on Saturday.

Schools have been struggling to find qualified English teachers since a national pilot programme was launched last year.