VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 14 issued an order to kick off construction of the Minh Luong-Thu Bay section and the Rach Gia bypass.

Near-poor people in northern Vietnam are expected to receive medical insurance cards soon with financial support from the World Bank.

Moamer Kadhafi declared in an audio message that he was beyond the reach of NATO bombs.

The first British-owned institution in Vietnam will open its new main campus in the northern province of Hung Yen.

HCM City police arrested 56 foreigners for using hi-tech devices to steal their bank account information of individuals and bussinesses.

Commercial banks saw a credit growth of 5 percent in the first four months of the year, the State Bank of Vietnam announced this week.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City visited the branch office of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha on the occasion of the 2555th birthday of Lord Buddha.

Vietnam will send official candidates to take part in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant in Brazil.

Tornadoes in the southeastern United States should not have any bearing on the severity of the upcoming hurricane season.

Located in the coastal district of Vinh Linh in the central province of Quang Tri , Cua Tung Beach is the nation's "Queen of Beaches".

Shell has become more volatile than in the past, while overall demand for energy is forecast to double by 2050, Chairman Jorma Ollila warned.

Software piracy in Vietnam remains prevalent, and is specially high among individuals’ computers.

Taliban claimed their first major attack to avenge Osama bin Laden's death as 80 people were killed in a double suicide bombing.

China’s ban on fishing in waters in the East Sea has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel archipelago.

The spread price hikes have directly hit their meals of Vietnamese athletes of sports teams.

The Government should allot libraries more funds to buy books, newspapers and comic books for children and upgrade their facilities.

A rare set of manuscripts, of 19th century Nguyen Dynasty depicting Nam Giao, its largest national ritual, was sold in the US recently.

A shareholder of TNK-BP had filed papers for a suit seeking USD10 billion in damages from BP over its proposed tie-up with Rosneft.

The European Film Festival will present to Vietnamese audiences 13 movies.