VIETNAM TODAY

The man who reinvented computers and made PCs a household item in most wealthy nations is now focusing his attention on recasting the WC.

Cat Tien National Park’s director has warned that the park would “die” because of the two hydropower plants to be built on Dong Nai River.

Apple on Tuesday reported that revenue and profit rocketed to record highs in the recent quarter as sales of iPhones and iPads more than doubled.

Tran Thuy Lieu, who burnt her journalist husband to death, may have had an accomplice, police revealed.

Twenty protesters were killed in a clash with police in the ethnically tense northwestern region of Xinjiang, a Uighur exile group said Tuesday.

David Cameron arrived back in Britain to face a gruelling parliamentary examination over the phone-hacking scandal.

A Vietnamese delegation made important contributions to the success of the 44th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia on July 19.

Turkish Airlines has increased the number of its services to Ho Chi Minh City seven a week.

The US's Johnson & Johnson Medical SA Inc. will provide $80,000 to help disabled and disadvantaged children in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s wind power capacity is significantly potential, but its growth rate is deferred by many difficulties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged the educational sector to continue management and finance reforms to improve education quality.

Defying a White House veto threat, US lawmakers vote Tuesday on a "Tea Party"-backed plan requiring draconian cuts in government spending.

The 2nd Asia-Pacific Geoparks Symposium opened in Hanoi on July 18 with the participation of 170 scientists from 17 countries.

Japan banned all cattle shipments from Fukushima prefecture due to escalating fears of radiation-tainted beef in its meat distribution chain.

To prepare for the Miss Universe 2011 in September, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Vu Hoang My is working very hard.

VinaCapital and Genting Group have permission to reclaim a large area in Quang Nam Province to build a multi-billion dollar recreation resort.

Police in HCM City have arrested 11 Fillipino people for their involvement in an illegal gambling ring.

Many Chinese traders have enhanced co-operation with Vietnamese partners to boost their buying of products.

Vietnam has succeeded in producing its own vaccine against the Rota virus at only a third of the price of foreign imported drugs.