VIETNAM TODAY

President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda has affirmed the ADB’s strong commitment for a prosperous Asia-Pacific region.

“Nha Trang - Sea destination” is the theme of the 2011 sea festival scheduled for June 11-15, which will also focus on the Truong Sa archipelago.

Al-Qaeda and Islamic militants vowed to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos, declaring him a "martyr".

Some provinces are seeking approval to revoke investment licenses of delayed hydroelectric projects.

If Vietnam cannot settle the current deficiency of information security experts, it will fail in building up an e-government and become an IT power.

BBC, Vietnamese TV and film company Redbridge are selecting 3 best Vietnamese documentaries for BBC’s programme to be aired this August.

The wounds of Hoan Kiem Lake’s giant turtle have been healed after a month of treatment and it is now free of fungal diseases.

China has more than doubled its target for solar power capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020.

JICA will join hands with Vietnamese tourism authorities to promote sustainable tourism development at the community level.

Malaria costs Africa USD12 billion a year in lost productivity, an expense that businesses can reduce by investing in prevention schemes.

The HCM City National University, which is building a giant dormitory complex for students, has sought USD24 million from the city.

China’s yuan rise and inflation have made a number of its products more expensive than those of Vietnamese firms.

The next round of UN climate talks in South Africa must not be a talking shop, but push for concrete decisions.

Vietnam's central provinces are some of the country's most beloved destinations for travellers.

The target for average annual GDP growth for the next five years has been set at 7%, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Russian police have detained more than 500 illegal Vietnamese immigrants in Malakhovka town on the outskirts of Moscow.

Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility.

VietinBank has signed a deal to increase its cooperation with UniCredit S.p.A., the biggest bank in Italy.

Intelligence seized from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan showed his Al-Qaeda network pondered strikes on US trains.