VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Over 450 websites owned by Vietnamese agencies and enterprises were hacked in June.

Toxic DEHP accounts anywhere between to 20-40% of materials used in medical equipment and tools, an expert said.

A Vietnam-US Business Forum was held in New York on July 13 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the US Chamber of Commerce.

Pho Rang, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become adorned by a great deal of summer lotuses.

A Federico Macheda brace helped Premier League champions Manchester United canter to a 4-1 win over New England Revolution.

The World Bank will provide USD710 million for Vietnam to implement three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply.

Local government in Dien Bien Province has approved a project to teach Thai and Mong to primary and secondary students in the period of 2011-15.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and two foreign partnersl held a seminar in Hanoi on development strategy for the cultural industries.

Upon visiting his house in HCM City, Le Viet Thuy, an overseas Vietnamese living in Japan, found 39 dead bodies packed in bags in a room.

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

A small plane crashed near the Brazilian city of Recife after reporting an onboard emergency, killing all of its 16 occupants, officials said.

The 12th National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 42nd session in Hanoi on July 13 to review the Government’s proposal on tax policies.

Three bombs ripped through India's commercial capital Mumbai, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100 in the deadliest attack in the city.