VIETNAM TODAY

Good conditions and higher prices for fish make for a happier holiday in central Nghe An province.

Over the past decade, the trade deficit along with high inflation has been named as the most alarming threat to Vietnam’s macroeconomy.

A high-class urban railway system is one of the most important solutions to improving the traffic system in Hanoi, but it will be a long time coming.

Oil giant BP is forecast to post its first annual loss in almost 20 years as it struggles to face the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

In the absence of life skill training in schools, urban parents are sending children to unregulated psychological improvement centres.

Japan's Ichiro Ozawa, one of the governing Democratic Party's top figures, has been charged over a political fund-raising scandal.

The World Bank predicts inward remittances will increase by more than 6 percent this year, based on the amount of last year.

Peatswamp forests home to such species as the Borneo pygmy elephant are being obliterated in Malaysian Borneo to make way for palm oil plantations.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered ministries and localities to finish the government bond allocation for projects before February 15.

A second US federal judge Monday declared President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional.

The number of A/H1N1 patients in the northern region and Hanoi has increased, said an official of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

The five Filipinos rescued off the central coast of Phu Yen are starting to recover on three Vietnamese boats currently fishing at sea.

Egyptians plan mass marches in their campaign to oust President Mubarak, reassured by the all-powerful army.

Residents and tourists evacuated coastal areas of Australia's Queensland state as officials warned a looming monster cyclone could be "deadly".

A club of young members often gathers in Hoang Van Thu Park, in Ho Chi Minh City, every weekend, to practice melodies on harmonica.

Many traffic infrastructure projects have sufficient capital from foreign sources but lack funds from the State budget.

Foreign students wishing to study at Vietnamese universities or colleges may soon be exempted from sitting for entrance examinations.

While Tet nears, J’rai women carry their children while they do the difficult work necessary to celebrate the new year.

Japan's Nissan Motor has halted its production in Egypt at least for this week due to turmoil in the country.