VIETNAM TODAY

An international seminar on the East Sea was held in Jakarta on May 31.

US film giant Warner Bros has revealed the two long-delayed upcoming "The Hobbit" movies, prequels to the Tolkien epic "Lord of the Rings".

Japanese auto giant Toyota said its domestic production would return to about 90 percent of pre-quake levels in June.

Vietnamese bakers made “My village” with bamboo, coconut trees and houses on stilts as their submission at the world banking competition.

A collection of highly venomous king cobras were found on Friday in 100-pound bags under the seats of a passenger train in Vietnam.

The World Bank will provide loan and four credits, totalling USD620 million, for development in Vietnam.

Nearly 2 million students will take university and college entrance exams from July 4-16, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Libya accused NATO of killing 718 civilians and wounding 4,067 in 10 weeks of air strikes, as African efforts for a truce stalled.

The retail sales value of goods and services increased by only 0.68 percent to VND156 trillion (USD7.4 billion) during May.

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was placed in custody in The Hague Tuesday to await trial for genocide and war crimes.

Most visitors who go to Phan Thiet City’s Thuy Tu Temple forget there is also a lot of life in the nearby bamboo boat making craft village.

Agencies have increased efforts to raise public awareness about the negative impact of smoking, but to little avail.

The Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation of Australia will donate USD50,000 to help disabled and disadvantaged students in Hanoi.

A lot of travel firms in HCM City have decided to design “economy tours” with low costs in order to retain clients aming rising costs.

Increased domestic demand for gasoline would cause fuel imports to soar during the next few months, according to Petrolimex.

English football chiefs urged FIFA to scrap its presidential election amid mounting calls for sweeping reform of the ruling body.

With tightened bank lending for real estate, large numbers of buyers are selling to cut losses.

Young filmmaker Ngo Thi Thanh received the Vietnam Green Documentary Film Award first prize on May 29.

Underneath the crowded alleys and holy sites of old Jerusalem, hundreds of people are snaking at any given moment through tunnels.