VIETNAM TODAY

The Swiss government said it would spend two billion francs to counter the impact of the strong franc on the domestic economy.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has adopted an Action Plan to cope with climate change in the city from 2011 to 2015.

A pilot project kicked off on Tuesday aiming at supporting local government to turn Hoi An ancient town into an ecological city.

Spain and Italy welcomed Franco-German proposals for a more integrated euro zone and hoped that the plans would usher in region-wide bonds.

Solid houses have been built for nearly 9,000 poor households in the Mekong Delta region, said the Southwest Steering Committee.

Xop Chao, a village in Nghe An Province, is on the verge of being flooded by the Ban Ve hydropower dam.

Roger Federer, playing in his final event before the US Open, surged into the 3rd round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament.

Travel agencies have voiced concerns over the security in Vietnam's tourist attractions, saying the situation is getting worse.

Hanoi’s people spend more than VND400 billion ($20 million) per annum in burning paper-made products for the dead, statistics reveal.

Award-winning UK folk artist, Jim Moray, will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, announced the British Council in Hanoi on August 16.

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.