VIETNAM TODAY

Business activity in the famous craft village of Hoai Hao was quiet for years until most of the producers decided to purchase advanced machinery.

US President Barack Obama's job approval rating has sunk below 40 percent for the first time, according to a new Gallup daily tracking poll.

Real estate companies in Vietnam are trying to seek ways to minimise their risks in the context of the ‘frozen’ property market.

Leadership and management training plays an vital role in improving educational quality and fulfilling the demands of modern society, experts said.

Since early this year, 32,588 cases of hand-foot-mouth infection have been detected in 52 localities across the country, of which 81 have died.

Police in Bac Giang Province have decided to bring Than Van Su, 39, to trial for the attempted murder of a traffic officer.

Tu Phuong Vo Su Pavilion, an important site in Hue City, has been turned into a coffee shop, stirring strong public criticism.

Novak Djokovic won the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, his ninth title of the season, after a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 defeat of Mardy Fish.

The Association of Vietnamese Businesspeople in France raised EUR2,650 to support Agent Orange/dioxin victims the home country.

Ngoc Trinh beat 35 other beauties to become the first ever global Miss Vietnam International in the US on August 13.

Vietnam’s transport firms need a refresh in order to develop in the current difficult time of the economy, newly-elected Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said.

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the US in the first half of this year reached US$10 billion, said the US International Trade Commission.

American foreign policy needs to transition from the Middle East to Asia, a top US diplomat said Monday.

Twitpic founder Noah Everett has unveiled Heello, his feature-for-feature copy of Twitter after Twitter completed the rollout of its photo-sharing service — a direct competitor to Twitpic.

Vietnam has closely coordinated with Philippine concerned agencies to solve a case relate to the arrest of 122 Vietnamese fishermen.

ASEAN economic integration is always an important part of Vietnam’s foreign economic policy, Vietnam affirmed its stance at the 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting.

The international group of hackers known as Anonymous began a cyber attack on a website of the San Francisco subway.

Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 22 people in a bold attack on a governor's compound in central Afghanistan during a security meeting Sunday, officials said.

Cuba’s daily newspaper, Granma, has written that the US government needs to take responsibility and ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin victims.