VIETNAM TODAY

A large number of Vietnamese businesses operating in Laos have spoken highly of the country’s prospects for investment.

"The Last Airbender" swept the board at the pre-Oscar Razzie awards for worst movies of 2010.

Bach Mai Hospital held a meeting to celebrate its 100th anniversary and received the First-Class Independence Order on February 26.

The US shuttle Discovery docked for its final visit at the orbiting International Space Station, where all five of the world's participating space agencies now have vehicles or equipment.

The UN Security Council unanimously ordered a travel and assets ban on Kadhafi's regime and a crimes against humanity investigation into the bloodshed blamed on the strongman.

Many resorts, which have been built in coastal districts of Thua Thien-Hue, hinder public views and access to the sea.

Hunting the highly endangered Annam pond turtle has become popular in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. was gung-ho about opening a casino in Ho Chi Minh City.

The International Fund for Agriculture Development has pledged to provide USD48.35 million in loans for the agricultural project in Vietnam.

Russia on Saturday successfully launched a satellite vital to the deployment of its own navigation system after the failure of an earlier attempt.

A lack of health and safety regulations were the main cause of workplace fatalities in 2010.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Van Lang has paid a visit to Cuba.

New Zealand's earthquake death toll surged to 145 with grave fears for another 200 missing, in what PM John Key said could be the nation's greatest tragedy.

Foreign investors registered US$1.56 billion by February 23, representing 68 percent of the figure in the same period last year.

The first group of Vietnamese migrant workers to return home from Libya arrived in Hanoi early Saturday.

Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda will travel to Vietnam as part of the final preparations for ADB's upcoming Annual Meeting.

Providing a framework for religious activities is of great significance as it would contribute to economic development and social stability, said the deputy PM.

Irish voters looked certain Friday to oust their government in parliamentary elections dominated by the collapse of a once-booming economy.

An increasingly embattled Moamer Kadhafi said he would throw open Libya's arsenals to his supporters.