VIETNAM TODAY

Central provinces and the Central Highlands of Vietnam are gearing up to face Haitang, the fourth tropical storm to hit the country this year.

Stork hunting has become a commercial industry in some coastal districts in the central province of Ha Tinh in recent years.

Mu Cang Chai in autumn becomes a major attraction as the amazing landscapes are created by brilliant terraced fields.

Vietnam hopes to win their first boxing gold medal at the coming Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.

Greek finance minister has pledged to try to haul the nation out of crisis, but EU is wary of a devastating default for the region's bailout fund.

A Vietnamese environmentalist has won a prize for young Asian biotechnologists awarded by Japan’s Society for Biotechnology.

Vietnam's consumer price index in September rose by 0.82 percent against last month.

ASEAN finance ministers set up an infrastructure fund in the hope of narrowing the development gap between the dynamic region and major wealthy economies.

The inner-city of Hanoi is running out of land for school construction, resulting in a serious shortage of classroom space.

Some foreign organizations will slash funding for Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Program by at least 50% next year from an average of VND100-200 billion.

Honda has developed a new fuel-efficient motorcycle engine that will be showcased in a scooter that goes on sale globally next year.

More than 100 motorcycles impounded from daredevil riders on evening of September 24 and early morning of September 25 on some major streets in Binh Thanh District .

BBC News, Al Jazeera and The Los Angeles Times scooped up the top prizes as the Online News Association (ONA) handed out its annual awards on Saturday.

Students from the Ho Chi Minh Economics College have earned Vietnam another world record for their mind map mosaic with the most pieces.

The IMF may be hoping to increase its financial resources to at least $1.3 trillion, according to a newspaper report.

The Palestinians will not hold peace talks without a "complete halt" to Israeli settlement building, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told cheering crowds.

Every evening in the Hanoi Ca Tru Club, the sounds of instruments and voices performing Ca Tru can be heard, from young pupils and students

A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal on Sunday, killing all 19 people on board, officials said.

A Cultural Festival commemorating the 143rd death anniversary of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc opened in Rach Gia City in the Mekong Delta Province of Kien Giang.