VIETNAM TODAY

The World Trade Organisation ruled Tuesday against China's export restrictions on raw materials.

Vietnam’s Law on Food Safety and Hygiene is expected to help tighten control over fruit and vegetable imports.

Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group will exploit five more oil fields in order to produce 23 million tonnes of oil for this year, said an official.

Japan will conduct a "stress test" on all its nuclear plants following the crisis at the tsunami-struck Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japanese media said.

The tourism industry has earned VND62 trillion from almost 2.97 million international tourists and 17.5 million local holidaymakers in the first half of 2011.

Vietnamese -French artist Nguyen Le will bring his world music and jazz to the Music on the Roof show at the Rooftop Bar, in Hanoi, on July 12-13.

High interest rates and tighter credit are lowering the liquidity of real estate and pushing housing developers into bankruptcy, said experts.

Ho Chi Minh City experienced a surprise hailstorm on the afternoon of July 4, leaving three injured.

A TV shopping firm was recently found trading copycat products under the same brand name as another trader.

Twenty players of the U16 Vietnamese football team will compete at the U16 Southeast Asian Football Championships in Laos from July 5-21.

Japan's cabinet approved a $24 billion second special budget to finance relief and rebuilding after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

A project to survey coal for excavation in the Red River Delta is drawing experts's concerns about its geological and environment impacts.

Vinh Sang Resort is a beautiful land with a large natural garden in which many fruit trees and canals link together to create wonderful landscapes.

Teacher Do Viet Khoa, famous for denouncing negative actions in the final high school examinations held in Ha Tay, is having a struggling life.

Three students are on a trans-Vietnam walk, which started from the northern coastal city of Hai Phong, to call for environmental protection.

Authorities have requested control on imports of cars, mobile phones, liquor and wine, and cosmetics.

Many pedagogy universities and colleges nationwide have begun to offer more training programmes other than teaching in recent years, said educators.

A French writer is set to launch legal action for attempted rape against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

An engineer was honoured for revealing serious technical problems in cars produced at Toyota’s plant in Vietnam.