VIETNAM TODAY

In Hoi An, spring is announcing itself, in all its living pomp and majesty.

Many images from the Vietnam War feature in a new museum exhibit in Paris focusing on Associated Press photographer Henri Huet.

China's central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the 3rd time in four months, as authorities ramp up efforts to tame inflation.

Google software that turns iPhones into interpreters has become available at Apple's online App Store.

The Ministry of Transport will cooperate with police to further investigate a railroad accident that killed 2 and injured 26.

Vietnam climbed two steps in world ranking in February, said the world football authority, FIFA.

Young Hanoians have begun to explore ways to ease the stress in modern life, including attending Buddhism classes.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will further develop the flower industry's market share in Asia as part of its expansion plan for 2011.

Electronic flaws were not to blame for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, a US government probe found.

There are people from foreign lands in the central highland province of Lam Dong who are seriously involved in farming as a profession.

A nine-year-old boy in Hanoi has become the youngest person in Asia to set foot on the South Pole.

Bai Dinh pagoda, known for holding the most nation-wide records in Vietnam, began its festival on February 8.

Over one season or two, no team in NBA history has lost as many games in a row as these Cleveland Cavaliers.

Being obsessed by Vietnamese disadvantaged children, a professor of history from the US has devoted her assets and her life to help heart patients in Vietnam.

Road accidents during the six days of the Tet festival starting on February 2 resulted in 288 persons being killed and 359 others injured.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet said he was extremely pleased at the development of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) at his visit on February 8.

Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from.

Vietnam has called on Cambodia and Thailand to deal with a conflict along the shared border near Preah Vihear temple through peaceful negotiations.

The overall plan on emigration, compensation and resettlement for Lai Chau hydroelectric plant has been recently approved by the prime minister.