VIETNAM TODAY

A number of Hanoi sidewalks have been dug up for brick replacement, making them look like construction sites.

The Vietnam Gemstone Association organised an exhibition of natural gemstones as part of the second Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium.

White House talks to avert a disastrous early August debt default teetered on the edge of collapse late Friday.

It is wonderful if someone can travel to enjoy beautiful landscapes and learn to prepare the traditional dishes of the destination countries.

Nearly 300 athletes nationwide are competing in the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament, which opened Dak Lak on July 22.

Nguyen Cao Ky, the flamboyant former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years, died at 80.

A homegrown terrorist set off a deadly explosion in Oslo before heading to a summer camp to commit a shooting spree, killing at least 80 people, police said.

Issues related to Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty should be added to high school education curriculum.

Germany's Thomas Lurz sealed his fifth world championships open water title in a dramatic 5km race in Shanghai.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has been nominated as the National Assembly chairman in its 13th tenure.

China has hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rejected ‘Vietnam-A Different Orient’ as the country's official slogan, an official said.

A Samaritan has begun to take classes for adult rag pickers close to a rubbish dump in Da Nang where most of them earn their livelihoods.

Two realty companies in HCM City are involved in a lawsuit over copyright and trademark infringement.

Microsoft said its annual profit soared on record revenue thanks in part to hot demand for its Xbox 360 videogame console gear and online network.

Transit passengers will be allowed to lengthen their stay in Vietnam from the current limit of 5-15 days under a newly-issued circular.

Foreign language centres, which have been mushrooming in HCM City, have been using eye-catching adverts to attract students.

David Archuleta, the American Idol runner up in 2008, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21.

A heatwave and stifling humidity battered the central and eastern United States, leaving over 20 dead.