VIETNAM TODAY

Foreign ministers from ten ASEAN countries and three partners gathered in Bali, Indonesia on July 21 to discuss the region’s important issues.

Chinese medicine may be effective in battling certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

Portland Community College student Maithy Ngo’s education recently received a jet-propelled boost courtesy of NASA.

The State Bank of Vietam has purchased $4.8 billion since the beginning of the year, Governor Nguyen Van Giau has revealed.

Four mobile providers want to withdraw the remaining 50% of their deposits for 3G services to invest in infrastructure.

The orchestra of the US 7th Fleet on July 17 organized a special show for disabled kids in Ngu Hanh Son district in the central city of Danang.

The prostitution industry is reportedly on the rise in Vietnam, involving younger people and more female sex workers.

An increasing number of households in some northern provinces are turning a quick buck by producing ‘dirty' tea.

Local authorities in Ca Mau Province plans to invest USD9 million to build an embankment to protect the Ca Mau cape area from further landslides.

Mobile service providers have developed eight million 3G subscribers in Vietnam, narrowing the digital gap between urban and rural areas.

Japan and Vietnam signed an exchange of notes on a human resource development scholarship with a budget of $4.16 million in Hanoi.

With rising complications due to faulty prescriptions, the Ministry of Health has specified the responsibilities of a medical worker.

The 1st session of the 13th National Assembly was opened in Hanoi to nominate Vietnam's leaders for the next four years.

Athletes from 37 ethnic groups nationwide are competing in the seventh National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities opened in Quang Nam Province.

US President Barack Obama met separately with his top Democratic allies and Republican foes to hammer out a compromise averting a debt default.

After a quiet June, islands, tourism sites and beautiful beaches these days receive more travellers who want to relax on brine.

Japan posted a surprise trade surplus of $897 million in June, the government said as the nation recovers from the impact of the March earthquake.

The People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province plans to set up an elephant sanctuary by 2014 at a total cost of roughly VND58 billion (USD3 million).

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.32% from the previous month, and up 21.55% on-year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.