VIETNAM TODAY

Pham Nhat Vuong has become the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market during 2010.

Malaysia claimed the AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time despite losing 2-1 to Indonesia in the second leg of final.

West African leaders admitted Wednesday they had failed to find a solution to Ivory Coast's political crisis during talks with Laurent Gbagbo.

In an effort to promote gender equality throughout Vietnam, a national strategy has been introduced to promote gender equity.

The Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha donated VND16.3 billion to poor ethnic people, Agent Orange, flood victims, the elderly and orphans in 2010.

For patients in need of blood transfusions, Tet is a worrisome time of year as hospitals are low on blood supply.

A giant Antonov cargo plane crashed during a training exercise in central Russia, leaving all 12 military pilots aboard the aircraft missing and presumed dead.

Eleven crew members were rescued after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank off the coast of Vung Tau Tuesday, but 12 others are missing.

The SBV has approved a $500,000 project to prevent counterfeit money from circulating in banks and state treasuries.

Ho Chi Minh City needs more than VND20 trillion (US$1.05 billion) by 2015 to cope with the impacts of climatic change, but authorities have yet to draft action plans.

Ro Ngao women in Kon Tum Province believe digging deep into the forest for firewood will make for a good marriage.

The State Bank of Vietnam expects to keep the credit growth rate at 23% and the total liquidity in the banking system to rise as much as 24% in 2011.

"The Exorcist," the "Star Wars" sequel and "All the President's Men" were named to the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

Prime Minister officially launched the national patriotic role model campaign for 2011-2015 at the closing ceremony of the 8th National Patriotic Emulation Congress yesterday.

Vietnam Television has launched the 2011 Folk Singing Festival to discover new original folk melodies peculiar to each region as well as prominent folk singing voices.

Educators and parents are concerned that many of the most popular books for children contain too much violence and other adult content.

Consumers constant need for connectivity has blown open the tablet computing market.

With unfavorable weather reducing fruit harvest by 50-80 percent in the Mekong Delta this season, the prices of many popular fruits are set to rise during Tet.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) on December 28 introduced its top ten events in 2010.