VIETNAM TODAY

The White House warned that failing to raise the USD4.29 trillion debt limit would spark "Armageddon-like" consequences for the US economy.

Foreign ministers and diplomats from ASEAN member countries discussed a wide range of issues at a meeting in Thailand.

The maritime route linking Ha Long (Vietnam) and Fangcheng (China) was officially reopened at Hon Gai Vinashin seaport in Ha Long city on April 11.

Vietnam ranked fifth among 10 nations worldwide most at risk from information insecurity in 2010.

A strong earthquake rocked Tokyo, as Japan is to raise the severity of its nuclear emergency to the maximum level.

Site clearance woes are proving thorns in the side of billion-dollar foreign-invested steel projects.

A strong offshore earthquake rocked Tokyo on Tuesday, swaying buildings in the capital and stopping subway services.

Vietnam authorities have submitted documents on Xoan singing and the worship rituals of the Hung Kings to UNESCO.

A middle-aged man and his son in Ngoc Son, Hiep Hoa, Bac Giang claim immunity to electric shock. This is, however, not a supernatural phenomenon

A low-salary, high-pressure environment is driving many workers at scores of Vietnam-based foreign-invested enterprises to strike or change jobs.

Japan widened the evacuation zone around a stricken nuclear plant as another 7.1 magnitude quake and tsunami alert strained nerves anew.

Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan.

The U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding commercial flights.

Many gold exchange floors have remained operating in spite of the State Bank’s ban, which took effect last year.

Apathy was a major hurdle in fighting swine flu, despite reports of many new infections, an official of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases said.

Nitrogen pollution costs Europe between 70 and 320 billion euros per year in its impact on health and the environment.

Vietnam is carrying out a wide range of acitivities in order to maintain Ha Long Bay on New Open World’s 7 Natural Wonders list.

Almost VND9.6 billion (USD458,891) was raised for the disabled and orphans in the 8 th “One Heart, One World” charity programme.

South African Charl Schwartzel birdied the last four holes at formidable Augusta National to win the 75th Masters.