VIETNAM TODAY

European customs intercepted EUR1 billion worth of counterfeit goods in 2010, with 85% of the fakes from China, the European Commission said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has requested drastic measures to speed up the Thach Khe iron ore project in Ha Tinh.

The first session of the 13th National Assembly sheduled to open on July 21 will focus on the legislative body’s organisation and personnel work.

An unsatisfied demand for some agricultural products was blamed for price hikes, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

Kindergartens and nurseries across Ho Chi Minh City have closed after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Aloes wood, including tram huong and ky nam, are national forbidden goods, but they have been exploited uncontrollably.

Attacks on the world's seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, an international body said Thursday.

Traffic accidents remain a large problem in Ho Chi Minh City, causing rising numbers of injuries and fatalities.

Vietnam Posts & Communications Group has been short-listed for the international Broadband Infovision Awards 2011.

Vietnamese lawyers need more training to ensure they are professional and ethical, said the Vietnam Bar Federation's President Le Thuc Anh.

Vietnam's first automatic monitoring device for wastewater has been launched in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The 2011 Dogma Prize in Self Portraiture, the first self-portrait contest organized in Vietnam, announced its winners on Tuesday in HCM City.

Over 450 websites owned by Vietnamese agencies and enterprises were hacked in June.

Toxic DEHP accounts anywhere between to 20-40% of materials used in medical equipment and tools, an expert said.

A Vietnam-US Business Forum was held in New York on July 13 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the US Chamber of Commerce.

Pho Rang, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become adorned by a great deal of summer lotuses.

A Federico Macheda brace helped Premier League champions Manchester United canter to a 4-1 win over New England Revolution.

The World Bank will provide USD710 million for Vietnam to implement three projects on public investment reform, irrigation and urban water supply.

Local government in Dien Bien Province has approved a project to teach Thai and Mong to primary and secondary students in the period of 2011-15.