VIETNAM TODAY

Suzanne Hook, 42, one of the first babies to be rescued during the Vietnam War, have come back Vietnam to support children with misfortunes.

Michael Phelps beat Ryan Lochte in the 200m backstroke to leave the Charlotte UltraSwim long course Grand Prix with one victory.

A delegation of electronic businesses from Taiwan is seeking investment opportunities in Vietnam.

A campaign was launched in mid-May in Vietnam to raise business and consumer awareness towards software copyright.

President Barack Obama warned the United States risked plunging back into recession if a standoff over the US debt ceiling lingers.

The Ministry of Construction has proposed inspection over foreign-invested real estate projects.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn vowed to fight charges of assaulting a hotel chambermaid.

The unchecked release of untreated effluents into the environment by a majority of industrial parks is killing rivers in many localities nationwide.

Lac Hong University from the southern province of Dong Nai will represent Vietnam at the 2011 Asia-Pacific Robocon contest.

Photographer Nguyen The Duong has just finalised the first stage of a project named “I Love Hanoi”.

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said accelerating troop withdrawals from Afghanistan would be "premature."

Israeli gunfire killed 12 people and wounded hundreds as Palestinians marched on Israel's borders with Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.

The Indochinese Energy Company started construction of a solar panel factory in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on May 14.

Towers watching and alerting tsunami were put into trial operation Danang in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Haiphong is home to a historic pagoda that was built during the Ly Dynasty in the beginning of the 11th century.

A Vietnam Airlines flight had to be delayed for over 2 hours when a foreign passenger claimed to have a bomb in his baggage.

Sony said it would start Sunday a "phased restoration" of network services that came under hacker attacks.

Bach Long Vy island district in Haiphong will hold early voting for 13th National Assembly and People’s Council elections for the 2011-2016 term.

Two Vietnamese American students won three prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the US.