VIETNAM TODAY

A small asteroid the size of a tour bus will make an extremely close pass by the Earth on Monday.

Vietnam is considering an increase in the coal export tax to 20%, from the current 15%; according to the Ministry of Finance.

Finland is home to some of the least traditional sporting contests in the world.

Vietnam’s annual biggest fisheries exhibition will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 28-30 with the participation of over 190 exhibitors.

The 2011 Vietnamese Family Festival took place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi to honour the traditional values of Vietnamese families.

Moamer Kadhafi's regime accused NATO of killing 15 more people in strikes on civilian sites in the eastern city of Brega, a claim promptly denied by the alliance.

Despite the grueling and lonely time they have endured, the wives of soldiers in the oil-rig houses still make their efforts to fulfill their duty.

Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City wants the Health Insurance Fund to subsidise the care of such children aged between six months and two years.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided not to re-grade high school students’ graduation tests in 11 Mekong Delta localities.

Vietnam is mulling over confiscating and destroying vegetables carried from Europe in travellers' luggage.

It will take more than two to tango to resolve East Sea issues, as observers urge ASEAN to engage economic powers in dispute settlement.

Storm Haima devastated the northern provinces of Vietnam, leaving 14 dead, 81 injured and thousands of houses damaged.

To attract eyeballs, many newspapers and websites depend on showing celebrities’ bodies, with even their children being fair game.

IAEA is in favour of strengthening checks on nuclear power plants, but how this should be financed was still up in the air, a UN official said.

The Vietnamese embassy in Tokyo and Japan’s NHK Broadcasting Corporation hosted an exchange to introduce its culture to over 150 guests.

Pu Mat National Park in the central province of Nghe An has long been known for its bio-diversity.

A total of 60 pictures painted by pupils from 35 primary schools in Hanoi will be showcased in an exhibition from June 25-28.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was negotiating a new bailout worth some 110 billion euros.

A fifth of 500 residents of a village near Hue have signed up to donate their eyes after death, Nguyen Thanh Kieu, the village chief, says.