VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam will run for a position on the United Nations Human Rights Council, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh announced.

The German Reconstruction Credit Institute will provide financing, amounting to EUR28 million, for a project to build metro line No.2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, U.S. researchers said

Gold struck a new record high at $1,434.50 an ounce as worries spread that the surging price of oil could fuel inflation and dampen economic growth.

The nation's total export turnover of agricultural, forest and fishery products reached nearly US$3.6 billion in the first two months of this year.

The Asian Development Bank will increase its soft loans to Vietname, with a total of up to US$2 billion this year, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said.

Germany's popular defence minister quit Tuesday a week after being stripped of his doctorate for alleged plagiarism.

PetroVietnam launched the Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power plant project at a ceremony in My Loc commune, Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province.

Local banks are required to reduce loans to businesses in non- manufacturing sectors, particularly real estate and securities.

The municipal People's Committee proposed to keep Tan Son Nhat Airport even after Long Thanh International Airport becomes operational.

You'll never look at hummingbirds the same again.

Commercial banks have been ordered by the State Bank of Vietnam to report on the foreign currency deposits of 99 major State-owned enterprises.

Animal feed importers worry over losses incurred because they have been required to send back a large volume of maize.

Only 3 percent of public places surveyed in Hanoi meet fire fighting and prevention regulations – including hospitals, schools and nightclubs.

Forces loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo have opened fire on UN sanctions experts, a UN source has said.

A Vietnamese short film, A Superhero’s Choice, will join 144 short films from around the world in the 48 Go Green competition.

Vietnam will use all means necessary to return its labourers home from Libya, said a senior official.

Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch.

Farmers in My Thanh Co-operative of Cai Lay District in Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta have produced a new variety of rice called cam rice.