VIETNAM TODAY

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem met with ambassadors and representatives of international organisations in Hanoi on January 27.

Nearly 400 children from poor families in central Thanh Hoa Province received warm jackets from World Vision last week.

Tunisia braced Friday for public reactions to a shake-up of the cabinet aimed at quelling huge daily protests.

Prices of all kinds of goods are rising at fever pitch in Hanoi’s markets during the lead up to Tet.

The first screening of Vietnam’s first 3D movie entitled “Bong ma hoc duong” (School ghosts) was a hit with more students rushing to see it.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group held a conference to review its 2010 activities and implement tasks for 2011 in the presence of President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Human Rights Watch’s remarks on the situation in Vietnam in 2010 are totally wrong, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has said.

Yet another major winter storm has walloped the US East Coast, paralyzing Washington, stranding travelers and leaving hundreds of thousands without power

Both Vietnam's stock exchanges rose today on improved volume and value as gainers outnumbered losers.

As Tet (lunar New Year) approaches, health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City worry about companies violating food safety and hygiene regulations.

Fund management firm Mekong Capital has released analysis on the investment environment of Vietnam towards 2015 that identifies opportunities in consumer goods manufacturing, retail and education.

Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Thursday unveiled a portable touchscreen PlayStation as it looks to launch a fresh challenge to Nintendo and Apple in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Vietnam protests that China on Jan.18 provided Map World service, in which the nine-segment claim line on the East Sea continues to be present, and requests China to remove the incorrect data immediately.

The Vietnam Administration of Tourism on January 26 held an awards ceremony for winners a contest to design a new logo-symbol for the National Tourism Promotion Programme over the 2011-2015 period.

Toyota Motor said it will recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about possible fuel leakages.

Macau tycoon Stanley Ho was coerced into a bizarre TV appearance declaring an end to a family feud over his vast fortune, Ho's lawyer said Thursday as the gripping saga goes to court.

The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center predicts warmer weather in several areas of the northern region as well as in the southern region during Tet (Lunar New Year).

Traditionally, the time leading to Tet has been good for the realty market in Ho Chi Minh City, but this year’s markets are quiet.

Craftsmen in Can Tho had been busy making their meticulous handcrafts at a fair to welcome the Tet festival.