VIETNAM TODAY

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are still discriminated in Vietnam and are often exposed to domestic violence, sociologists warned.

Vietnam's bond market has experienced a significant year-on-year rise in growth during early 2011 compared with 2009 and 2010.

The fifth sports and cultural festival for ethnic minority groups opened in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 17.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Nguyen Vu Tu visitted 122 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested on May 30.

Vietnam will play in Group B of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers, which will take place from November 26 to December 1, 2011.

Hanoi-based Signatures of Asia Co., Ltd has renewed a website to promote golf in Vietnam – an webpage that includes the selling of golf packages.

None of the private healthcare centres in HCMC provide treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS, said a doctor.

US Vice President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart global economic stability depended on the two nations.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group has set a goal of producing 16-17 million tonnes of petroleum per year by 2015.

Model Jessica Minh Anh is ready to take high fashion 44m off the ground in the very first fashion show to be held on London's iconic Tower Bridge.

34 proposals for anti-corruption were awarded with a combined VND9.2B, as part of an effort to combat corruption.

Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat as he routed American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-3 to breeze into the 3rd round of the ATP and WTA tournament.

US Vice President Joe Biden will meet the man widely expected to become China's next leader under a cloud of criticism over America's debt crisis.

To celebrate the first anniversary of HCMC Vietnamese Designers House there will be a My Style fashion show at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Environment protection tax will be imposed next year on products classified as hazardous to the environment.

The monetary-tightening policies will likely lead to further shortage of capital, said an expert.

Vietnamese people aged between 20 and 40 are ranked the 10th in Asia Pacific region in willingness to take risks.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to train all beggars and provide them jobs by 2015.

The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/dioxin made a field trip to the heavily AO-contaminated province of Dong Nai province on August 17.