VIETNAM TODAY

Whales that drift to the central coast of Vietnam are being ill-treated by the locals’ custom while ignored by local authorities.

From now until 2015, HCM City plans to deploy seven projects worth a total US$240 million to upgrade and expand its water supply network, cut water loss, and treat sludge at water factories.

Files found at a Libyan government building show strong cooperation between the CIA and Moamer Kadhafi's intelligence agencies, a report said.

The Party and State of Vietnam always cared for the development of education and considered it a top priority in the country’s development strategy.

China is ready to remove obstacles and join efforts with Vietnam to step up friendly exchanges and deepen bilateral cooperation to keep bilateral relations on track.

Former champions Germany were given an early chance for celebration on Friday after becoming the first team to qualify for the 2012 European Championship finals.

Hanoians are often known for their love of luxury products while Saigonese are renowned for their extravagance.

Thousands of people working and living in HCM City were seen flocking to bus stations to buy tickets to leave the city, for the National Holiday on September 2.

Japan's new prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has named a youthful cabinet lacking the usual political heavyweights.

Vietnam’s export turnover from footwear products in the first eight months of 2011 is estimated at US$4.18 billion, a year-on-year increase of 29.2 percent.

World leaders unblocked $15 billion in funds to help Libya's victorious rebels rebuild their shattered country.

Travel agencies are offering tourists a wide variety of short trips and excursions during the three-day national holiday.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has outlined the key task for the remaining months of the year – to continue with a tightened monetary policy while allowing credit for production.

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and The Nam Hai in Hoi An have been voted as Asia’s best leisure properties for 2011.

After releasing 85 Vietnamese fishermen who had been detained in the Philippine province of Palawan for illegal fishing, the provincial court yesterday set free the remaining 37.

Vietnam's top leaders visited the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi and laid wreaths to commemorate war martyrs on the occasion of the country's 66th National Day.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on Aug. 31 held a ceremony to mark the 66 th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day.

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has said that the US and Vietnam are working together on a growing array of important issues and the US will continue to be Vietnam’s friend and partner.

The sources of China's stunning economic growth over the past 30 years are beginning to lose their punch, highlighting the need for reforms, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said.