VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam-US trade turnover reached USD18.324 billion in 2010, 19 percent higher than in the previous year.

The father of late pop icon Michael Jackson helped start work on a $2 billion hotel-entertainment complex called "Happyland".

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam is taking the lead with five points at the international elite chess tournament Aeroflot Open 2011.

Vietnam’s devaluation of the dong by about 7 percent, the most since at least 1993, needs to be followed with steps to curb inflation.

A slowdown in the increase of Kenya's elephant numbers is raising fears among conservationists.

A dazzling Valentine night fest for 100 couples will light up the romantic Anh Sao Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 Sunday night.

The Saint Giong Statue was vandalised at the Soc Temple festival, the very festival it was made to honour.

Japan surrendered its 42-year ranking as the world's second-biggest economy to China in 2010.

Vietnam’s tourism industry is witnessing its golden age. However, a new way is needed for it to coax more foreign tourists.

In the long term, it is essential to mobilise capital from people to reduce the volume of gold and foreign currencies they are holding, said an economic expert.

The military dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and promised a referendum on political reform.

A Vietnamese company is to invest $1.2 billion in the development project of Darkhovin oilfield, said an Iranian official.

The “Miss Spring 2011” beauty contest organised by the Vietnam Students’ Association in France took place in Paris on February 12.

Switzerland voted Sunday on whether to abolish its long-standing tradition of letting citizens keep army-issued weapons at home.

Five fishermen from the Philippines rescued by their Vietnamese counterparts on the East Sea have been staying in Tuy Hoa City and are ready to return home now.

Egypt's new military leadership vowed to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel.

Motorists risk death when they traverse any of the 24 deteriorating road and rail bridges recently identified by the Ministry of Transport as extremely dangerous.

The villiage of Duong Lam has been recognised with the title “Ancient Village”, but, ironically, the residents are not happy.

At least 30 people died in a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime in Mexico rocking the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the northern state of Chihuahua.