VIETNAM TODAY

The new national land price frame for 2011 will remain largely unchanged from last year, especially in urban areas such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

37-year-old Nguyen Van Duong from Ha Tinh has to live on a wheelchair after working for a Korean fishing vessel

A Ho Chi Minh City man who returned to an ATM booth to wipe fingerprints he had left while stealing a camera there earlier was apprehended by security officials and handed over to the police.

In the period between 2006 and 2010, Vietnam pumped over USD700 million into a programme to boost socioeconomic development in underprivileged communities.

Vietnam ’s rice exports set a dual record for 2010 in terms of both volume and value.

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (Reuters) – Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.

MANILA (AFP) – A murdered Philippine politician caught his killer on camera just moments before he was shot dead, with the photograph leading to the arrest of the suspected gunman, police said Tuesday.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has written an article about major contents of the draft socio-economic development strategy for 2011-2020 period as well as top priorities for 2011. The following is the full article.

Vietnam’s information technology and hi-tech sectors will become a hub for domestic and foreign investors in 2011.

After several delays and national scrutiny, the inauguration of Dung Quat refinery will take place January 6.

Vietnam tops the list of 10 most optimistic nations in the world, according to a survey conducted in late 2010 by the France-based BVA Institute.

Oil and gas services set a record of raking in 152.5 trillion VND in revenues in 2010, representing a year-on-year increase of 58 percent.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Spain's finance minister at the start of a visit focusing on economic issues, including the crisis in Spain, and business deals.

Follow as Nguoi Lao Dong reporters Long Giang and Ha Minh take you inside HCMC’s underground slaughterhouses.

Total retail sales of commodities and services surged by 24.5 percent year on year to roughly 78 billion USD in 2010.

Although the fledgling plastics industry has recorded remarkable growth, it still faces many difficulties and it is essential to devise a long-term development strategy.

China is estimated to have made a record 1.5 billion dollars in box office takings in 2010, as a growing number of well-off urbanites flock to the cinema.

Foreigners should enjoy simplified administrative procedures when it comes to obtaining residence permits from early April thanks to a new Government resolution.

An art exhibition featuring Vietnamese folklore paintings and antiques are on display in the Vinh Long Province as part of a series of activities to mark the upcoming Tet.