VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung kicked off construction of two parts of the southern coastal corridor road project.

Eurozone finance ministers named Italy's Mario Draghi on Monday as their chosen successor to head the European Central Bank come October.

Many Vietnamese producers can not buy materials in the domestic market, giving the way to foreign companies.

Is it worth life in a wheelchair to take a funny photo to impress somebody you don't know on the Internet?

Some people have performed tricks to earn money from Facebook, including impersonation.

US director Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" finally got to Cannes on Monday.

The storm over the IMF chief's sex assault case threw a giant cloud Monday over a European finance ministers' meeting.

Child injury accidents are becoming a global problem that results in 2,000 fatalities every day.

Intel, Dell and Yahoo! Vietnam will tie up with local firms to provide a series of career path guide programmes for Vietnamese students.

The Six Senses Hideaway resort on Con Dao Island in Vietnam is on the list of 50 best hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure magazine.

Suzanne Hook, 42, one of the first babies to be rescued during the Vietnam War, have come back Vietnam to support children with misfortunes.

Michael Phelps beat Ryan Lochte in the 200m backstroke to leave the Charlotte UltraSwim long course Grand Prix with one victory.

A delegation of electronic businesses from Taiwan is seeking investment opportunities in Vietnam.

A campaign was launched in mid-May in Vietnam to raise business and consumer awareness towards software copyright.

President Barack Obama warned the United States risked plunging back into recession if a standoff over the US debt ceiling lingers.

The Ministry of Construction has proposed inspection over foreign-invested real estate projects.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn vowed to fight charges of assaulting a hotel chambermaid.

The unchecked release of untreated effluents into the environment by a majority of industrial parks is killing rivers in many localities nationwide.

Lac Hong University from the southern province of Dong Nai will represent Vietnam at the 2011 Asia-Pacific Robocon contest.