VIETNAM TODAY

President Barack Obama will announce his drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday, mapping out an endgame for a 10-year war.

A charity and art programme took place in Hanoi on June 20 to celebrate the 86th Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

The Vietnam People’s Navy and the People's Liberation Army Navy of China have conducted the 11th joint petrol in the Tonkin Gulf.

Hanoi and HCMC’s consumer price index have increased more slowly, according to the cities’ statistics offices.

44 people were killed and 8 were seriously injured when a Russian passenger plane crashed onto a motorway, officials said.

The number of representative offices of foreign travel firms in HCM City has fallen to seven from 11 last year due to restrictions.

The Vietnam Red Cross on June 20 handed over of an aid donation worth roughly USD7.78 million for victims of natural disasters in Japan.

The US's defense secretary confirmed that the US was involved in preliminary talks with Taliban to seek a political solution to the Afghan war.

Many educators doubt the credibility of the impressive results of the national high school graduation exam released recently.

Thousands of people living in the resettlement area of a hydropower plant in Nghe An Province are desperate for clean water.

Vietnamese documentaries, considered to be a strong point in the country's cinematography industry, have not advanced as well as expected.

Over 20 percent of Vietnamese population or 18 million people are suffering from hepatitis B and C, said an expert.

Vietnamese movie fans are in for a treat this year as filmmakers continue to explore various genres.

Europe promised to unblock existing bailout loans for Greece and draw up a second financial rescue as long as its parliament approves fierce new budget cuts and a raft of asset sales.  

Singapore on Monday urged China to be more open about the extent of its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Several Vietnamese coffee shops in San Jose serve iced coffee by waitresses wearing little or nothing at all.

Vietnam Airlines will open a direct air route to the UK on December 8.

Australian Nick D'Arcy handed Michael Phelps another 200m butterfly defeat, edging the world record-holder at the Santa Clara Grand Prix.

Vietnamese banks are considering M&A as the last resort for their survival amid increasing bad debt.