VIETNAM TODAY

Overloaded kindergarten system was the focus of concern from delegates during a question-and-answer session at Hanoi People's Council.

If history is anything to go by, Cadel Evans should be looking to win his second stage win of the Tour de France.

 

Over 160 domestic and foreign leaders, lecturers and postgraduates discussed ways to improve the quality of training in universities and colleges.

A company in HCM City will restart the Binh Trieu 2 bridge and a road project which have been stagnant for 10 years.

The Esperanto version of Dang Thuy Tram's Diary – the 2005 Vietnamese best-seller has been presented to the public in Hanoi on July 14.

A series of eruptions at an Indonesian volcano have thrown rocks, lava and ash, forcing thousands of people to flee, officials said.

While developed countries invest millions of USD in waste recycling, Vietnam is among the top nations which are wasting this “new” resource.

Two Vietnamese models Huyen Trang and Ngoc Tinh have been chosen to represent the country in Best Model of the World 2011 contest.

Swimming icon Michael Phelps admitted he lost his passion for the sport during an unprecedented rough patch.

The European Union is likely to tighten regulations governing imports – to the detriment of Vietnamese exporters – trade experts said.

The 17th century witnessed the rise of two trading ports: Pho Hien northern and Hoi An in central region, but the former has fallen into oblivion.

Vietnam taxation authorities retrieved a total USD108.2 million from 107 foreign-invested firms involved in tax evasion.

The Ma-On storm from the Philippines accompanied by vortex will hit the North and South of Vietnam in the next few days.

Netflix began letting subscribers in the United States and Canada stream movies and television shows to Nintendo 3DS videogame handsets.

Low fares carrier Jetstar Asia will launch the Singapore-Hanoi service in winter schedule and increasing frequency to HCM City next month.

There has been a rash of victims of a blood sucking insect called the "kissing bug", leaving many people hospitalised.

Overloaded kindergarten system was the focus of concern from delegates during a question-and-answer session at Hanoi People's Council.

Large predators are on the decline worldwide, a trend that is disrupting the Earth's ecosystem in all kinds of unusual ways, researchers said.