VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam committed to further creating favorable conditions for foreign investors in Vietnam, including those from the US, said President Nguyen Minh Triet.

Protesters took to the streets across Iraq, with thousands flooding Baghdad's Tahrir Square as seven protesters died in clashes with police.

HCM City has decided to build a bus rapid route to replace a more costly tramway project.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired seven senior interior ministry generals, the Kremlin said without immediately explaining the reason for the dismissals.

Vietnam's export and import turnover in February declined by 26 percent and 22 percent, respectively, in comparison with the previous month's figure.

Baghdad was readying for what organisers have dubbed a "Day of Rage" on Friday after Nuri al-Maliki warned protesters to avoid rallies.

Price hikes in electricity and petroleum are necessary to offset losses in those industries, said Minister Vu Van Ninh.

DTiNews has captured images of many more super slim and strange-looking houses popping up around Hanoi.

The southcentral province of Phu Yen has submitted to the Party Politburo a proposal to suspend a US$250 billion project of Sama Dubai Group from the United Arabic Emirates.

Libya's Moamer Kadhafi blamed drug-addled Al-Qaeda followers for a fast-spreading uprising in the oil-rich state.

The shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its final mission into orbit, marking the beginning of the end for what has been a central mission of the US space program.

Cheap, widely available, and legitimate, strong synthetic glues with solvents give off intoxicating fumes that act like a drug.

Around 2,000 Vietnamese workers have been sent from Libya to ‘safe places’ outside of the country, said an official.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung approved a package of measures aimed at controlling inflation and maintaining economic stability.

The price of various brands of powdered milk will rise by between 6% and 20% next month.

Japanese automaker Toyota has recalled another 2.3 million vehicles to fix floor mat and carpet defects that could jam the accelerator.

Rescuers scouring Christchurch's ruins for survivors said there were no signs of life, as the death toll climbed to 113.

Forty-five passengers are lucky to be alive after their bus suddenly caught fire travelling down Highway 1A in the southern province of Binh Dinh.

A conference to promote Vietnamese tourism was jointly held in Dubai on February 23.