VIETNAM TODAY

Professor Phan Trong Luan, a member of the editorial board that tinkered with the ending of one of

The 17th Vietnam Film Festival, scheduled in Phu Yen Province on December 14-17, is expected to attract about 108 films, an official said.

Nicholas D. Kristof, a U.S journalist, wrote an article on the New York Times to call for support to Dao Ngoc Phung, a poor student in Long An.

A man in HCM City was recently discovered to have set up 37 enterprises with the same headquarters in just over one month.

First Solar's halt of the construction of a solar panel factory in HCM City triggered a worry that the US investor may stop investing in Vietnam.

Khang Thong Group began work yesterday on the country's largest studio in the southern province of Long An's Ben Luc District.

The European Music Festival will return to Hanoi and HCM City with its diverse repertoire from November 17-28.

Tennis icon Roger Federer won the 800th match of his storied career on Friday.

President Barack Obama set off on a nine-day Pacific tour to highlight US economic destiny in Asia and its sharpening power joust with China.

The recent strong development of Vietnam-US relations will create a foundation to lift bilateral ties to a new height, said Vietnamese President.

President Truong Tan Sang attended the APEC Business Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov. 11 (Hawaii time).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism together with 30 local firms attended the World Travel Market Exhibition in London.

Mekong Delta provinces were urged to speed up construction of housing foundations, dykes and infrastructure for flood-proof residential clusters.

Private airline VietJet Air said it would operate as a low-cost carrier with its first commercial flight next month.

Many teachers are saying they don’t have time to improve their teaching skills because of time consuming but unnecessary tasks.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will implement an extended project to public internet access in Vietnam in the 2011-2016 period.

Italy starts forming a new government Sunday after the momentous resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, with economist Mario Monti tipped as the man to lead the country.

More than 400,000 domestic and international visitors attended the four day Vietnam Rice Festival 2011, a figure beyond expectations, said an official.

Experts said Vietnam should pay more attention to maintaining sustainable rice production, and not on its ranking of rice export nations.