VIETNAM TODAY

The Ma-On storm from the Philippines accompanied by vortex will hit the North and South of Vietnam in the next few days.

Netflix began letting subscribers in the United States and Canada stream movies and television shows to Nintendo 3DS videogame handsets.

Low fares carrier Jetstar Asia will launch the Singapore-Hanoi service in winter schedule and increasing frequency to HCM City next month.

There has been a rash of victims of a blood sucking insect called the "kissing bug", leaving many people hospitalised.

Overloaded kindergarten system was the focus of concern from delegates during a question-and-answer session at Hanoi People's Council.

Large predators are on the decline worldwide, a trend that is disrupting the Earth's ecosystem in all kinds of unusual ways, researchers said.

The Vietnam Red Cross mobilised more than VND949 billion (USD46 million) through a number of movements in the first half of 2011.

European customs intercepted EUR1 billion worth of counterfeit goods in 2010, with 85% of the fakes from China, the European Commission said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has requested drastic measures to speed up the Thach Khe iron ore project in Ha Tinh.

The first session of the 13th National Assembly sheduled to open on July 21 will focus on the legislative body’s organisation and personnel work.

An unsatisfied demand for some agricultural products was blamed for price hikes, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

Kindergartens and nurseries across Ho Chi Minh City have closed after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Aloes wood, including tram huong and ky nam, are national forbidden goods, but they have been exploited uncontrollably.

Attacks on the world's seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, an international body said Thursday.

Traffic accidents remain a large problem in Ho Chi Minh City, causing rising numbers of injuries and fatalities.

Vietnam Posts & Communications Group has been short-listed for the international Broadband Infovision Awards 2011.

Vietnamese lawyers need more training to ensure they are professional and ethical, said the Vietnam Bar Federation's President Le Thuc Anh.

Vietnam's first automatic monitoring device for wastewater has been launched in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The 2011 Dogma Prize in Self Portraiture, the first self-portrait contest organized in Vietnam, announced its winners on Tuesday in HCM City.