VIETNAM TODAY

The Tam Hai Commune in Nui Thanh District in the central province of Quang Nam is known for its seaweed specialty ‘Rau Mut’.

Indonesia warned fellow Southeast Asian states that rising food and energy prices could drive more people into poverty.

The HCM City Department of Transport has called on the private sector to invest in roads and bridges to ease the terrible traffic congestion.

Europe faced the spectre of Greek calls for new financial aid as Athens' "catastrophic" finances returned to haunt stressed eurozone states.

A project to recruit 600 outstanding young people to work as vice chairmen of communal People's Committees in poor districts was launched.

The qualifying round of the R16 International Hiphop Competition opened at Hanoi Circus, 25 Thai Thinh Street, on May 7.

Hanoi’s high-ranking delegation paid a visit to General Vo Nguyen Giap to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

US officials on Saturday released extraordinary videos of Osama bin Laden seized in the daring raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief.

Vietnam can curb inflation this year if the country successfully implements Resolution 11, said the president of the ADB.

During the day, Hang Chieu Street in Hanoi appears to be with shops selling carpets and curtains, but at nightfall it becomes altogether different.  

Eurozone members are debating milder recovery terms for debt-hit Greece as it struggles to stick to a harsh austerity plan.

Trista Goldberg, an American-Vietnamese businesswoman, has spent her time and money helping Vietnamese orphans find their birth families.

Pha Din Pass holds an important and heroic part in history, and for many recalls the courage of Vietnamese soldiers at Dien Bien Phu.

Smartphones powered by Google software widened their lead on BlackBerry handsets in the US market during the first three months of the year.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and leaders of ASEAN countries attended the opening ceremony of the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta.

A plane with around 25 passengers and crew crashed into the sea during a downpour in eastern Indonesia, killing everyone on board.

Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050.

Two heritages of Vietnam will be considered by UNESCO for the inscription on the World Heritage List.

Phan Thi Huong Giang is currently being voted as the second most beautiful girl on category “Miss Global Beauty Internet Popularity.