VIETNAM TODAY

Phung Hoa Hoai Linh, the 12-year-old actress in “Mother’s Soul,” has won the Best Actress Award at the Dubai Film Festival.

Internal strife has been ruining the education environment at local private universities where economic interests now dominate attention.

Ngo Lan Huong secured a second place finish, ahead of the final round in the women's category at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 in China.

Every day tonnes of rats are illegally imported into Vietnam from Cambodia as ingredients to be used in fake forest products and paté.

Vietnam has earned $515 million in revenue from exporting vegetables and fruit to become the fifth largest exporter in the world.

Australian students build a house for a poor man in Vinh Long Province in southern Vietnam early December.

A three-year project will reclaim water space from buildings that have encroached on the Tan Hoa - Lo Gom Canal in the western districts of HCM City.

Despite several big promotions that offer significant discounts for apartments, more people are seeking to buy houses instead.

French-directed silent film "The Artist" has won six Golden Globe nominations to lead the field as Hollywood gears up for its annual awards season.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants to move the nation away from traditional markets to a modern retail distribution system, said an official.

The fire prevention and control system of the EVN towers in Hanoi remained inactive during a fire, causing difficulties for fire fighters.

The badminton team have won the first medal for Vietnam at the ongoing ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia.

More than 13,000 people from Nghe An Province had to go to Hanoi to take Korean tests to avoid being tricked by labour brokers.

Germany will provide EUR289.2 million for Vietnam to implement bilateral cooperative development projects in the next two years, according to the German Embassy in Hanoi.

Fitch downgraded six major global banks, citing increased challenges in their business and the prospect of financial turmoil ahead.

US forces marked the end of their mission in Iraq with a ceremony near Baghdad, after nearly nine years of divisive war.

Stricter measures will soon be applied on frauds in the cooking gas market in order to ensure consumer safety.

Vietnam has made significant progress in gender equality, but important challenges remain both socially and economically, says the World Bank.

Lack of food, pollution or weather change may affect the iconic turtle at the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, as the turtle has surfaced very often.