VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam carefully considers the challenges involved in pursuing its strategy of nuclear power development, said an official.

More than 670 businesses in HCM City have signed up for the “Promotion Month 2011,” the Department of Industry and Trade announced yesterday.

The Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers roughly 85, suggesting they are at high risk of extinction, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.

Six food safety inspector missions have been set up to ensure the quality of products for the Mid-Autumn Festival which begins next month.

HCM City is in desperate need for more teachers and schools in order to serve increasing students in the new school year.

The 9/11 attacks prompted an outpouring of international sympathy and support for the US, but Washington's subsequent "war on terror" undercut the superpower's moral authority.

I have a confession to make: Having been living in Hanoi for over 30 years, I'm still terrified every time I have to walk cross a street.

The European Commission will provide 60,000 EUR from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to the Vietnam Red Cross for controlling hand-foot-mouth disease in the country.

On hot summer days, children in the central province of Thanh Hoa like to slide down the dam into the water as they have no swimming pool.

The beautiful landscape in the west of Que Son town of Quang Nam Province at the headwaters of Thu Bon River is a very attractive destination.

The Grand National Party of the Republic of Korea always sought to further enhance its relationship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, its Secretary General said.

Taiwan's HTC Corp. accused Apple of patent infringement on Tuesday in the latest salvo in an ongoing legal battle between the smartphone giants.

The Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI) 2011 was launched on August 16 by the Government Inspectorate and the World Bank (WB) in Hanoi.

Many streets in Ho Chi Minh City have tangled bunches of electric and cable wires, posing threat to city residents.

The new tax rates on second-hand cars imported into Vietnam have taken effect on all the country’s border crossings begining from August 15.

The short-term projected shrimp hatchery areas in Quang Nam province have encroached on the roads and polluted the environment.

The second Vietnam Rice Festival will take place in Soc Trang Province on November 8-11 this year to glorify the commodity, the organisers announced.

Hand-foot-mouth disease has plagued 32,500 residents and killed 81 people in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health said.

President Barack Obama has told Republicans to stop playing games that hurt the US economy, but his foes mocked his "Magical Misery" tour.