VIETNAM TODAY

Traffic police in the capital city have started checks for intoxicated drivers, especially near popular drinking locations.

The world's top financial leaders meet in France to work on a plan to solve the European debt crisis that is rattling markets.

The hockey world was left stunned after a plane carrying a major Russian ice hockey team to their season-opening match crashed after take-off.

As of August, many steel producers and traders owe debts of trillions of dong, which they are finding difficult to repay.

Several US investors such as Chevron, Boeing and Mastercard have made plans for their big investment projects in Vietnam.

A ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport on September 7 to repatriate sets of remains of US soldiers who died during the war in Vietnam.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics has teamed up with Microsoft to make a new tablet computer powered by the US software giant's latest operating system, according to a report.

A special presentation of traditional costumes of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam will be held in Hanoi in November this year.

Were it not for meteorites striking Earth some four billion years ago, humans would never have laid eyes on the gold, according to a study published Thursday.

The Hanoi’s People Committee has earmarked 1,474 ha of land for 332 urgent projects in the 2011-2020 period.

The top Party and Government leaders of Vietnam separately received Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, affirming strong intentions to boost friendship and cooperation.

Internationally-acclaimed jazz band Max.Bab will delight audiences in Hanoi on September 17 and in HCM City 24 hours later.

A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people

Ho Chi Minh City is currently adopting strong measures to do away with unwanted beggars from the streets of the city by 2015.

A Vietnamese artist won one of the Special Jury Prizes for best artworks at the Asian Youth Animation & Comics Contest 2011.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung said that the Government would continue to pursue target of taming inflation rather than economic growth.

Scientists have warned that the prospective site of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant is vulnerable to the possible threats of a tsunami.

Thach Kim Tuan won a hat-trick of gold medals and broke two world youth records at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship.

US President Barack Obama will propose the injection of $300 billion into the sputtering US economy to create jobs, US media are reporting.