VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors predicts that tra fish exports in 2011 will be more stressful than 2010, the lack of input will become serious.

The Haiti earthquake and floods in Pakistan and China helped make 2010 an exceptional year for natural disasters, killing 295,000 and costing $130 billion.

2011 is an important year for Vietnam as the 11th National Party Congress- the event of first magnitude in the year will open in Hanoi.

Two Afghan policemen stand paralysed by fear in front of a plastic cup. But this is not some farcical scene from the battle against the Taliban -- it is a sketch from a new clown show in Kabul.

Though 30 percent of Vietnamese, or 26 million people, use the internet, online booksellers have a long way to go to catch up with traditional bookshops.

Vietnam has 170.1 million phone subscribers as of the end of 2010, up 35.4% against from a year earlier.

Preschools in Hanoi are nearly 3,000 teachers short, said an official of the Department of Education and Training.

Macau's gaming revenue hit a record 23.5 billion US dollars in 2010, according to official figures released Monday, cementing the city as the world's biggest gaming hub.

SBV said that although a contributing factor, Vietnam’s fiscal policies were not the main cause of high inflation.

The shenanigans of illegal brokers in front of hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City continue operating with impunity, trapping hapless patients in many dubious schemes.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister has called for measures to bring down soaring prices and get interest rates under control.

Vietnam failed to meet its 10-year target to turn the country's tourism industry into a key sector.

Higher bonuses for the Tet Holiday 2011 are still not keeping up with the rise in prices.

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak reached out to North Korea, saying Seoul was open to talks and offering closer economic ties despite high tensions on the peninsula.

The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off.

A cold front has moved into northern Vietnam while another is likely to follow on January 5 making the northern and central regions extreme cold in several portions.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete at the BWF Super Series, the most reputable championship, with seven other world’s top players.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting tens of thousands to flee the coast for higher ground.

The doomsday scenario in 2011 starts with Spain buckling under its debt and unleashing a Europe-wide crisis.