VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam consumes billions of litres of beer each year and the figure is increasing.

France's Christine Lagarde sought to rally support for her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund, promising on a visit to Brazil.

The Vietnamese Red Cross has granted over USD50,000 to support tornado victims in southern states of the U.S.

The Vietnamese Government's new poverty reduction plan will no longer focus on just providing the poor with money.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany could serve as a global trailblazer with its decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022.

The US space shuttle Endeavour was on its way back to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station on its final journey, NASA said.

Children in the countryside just make the most of their natural, often dangerous, surroundings to have fun in summer.

Vietnamese-Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang awed children in Hanoi with his fantastic use of bubbles after he performed his first show on Saturday.

The Vietnam Red Cross officially launched a blood drive specifically for children on May 29.

South Korea's defence ministry will start this week a large-scale environmental survey of former United States military bases, officials said Monday. 

Vietnam joined 13 other members of the Asia-Pacific Women’s Group (APWG) at the APWG humanitarian fair in Russia on May 28.

Germany announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan.

Foreign and domestic reporters have travelled to Dien Bien province to inquire into reports of alleged social unrest in the province's border district of Muong Nhe. 

Many commercial banks say that all their efforts to reduce lending to non-manufacturing sectors are unlikely to meet the schedule.

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic insists he was not responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, his son said.

In HCM City, unlicensed street markets thrive, while licensed sellers see a continuing drop in customers.

Rangers find 5,000 traps laid for gaurs and bears In the Cat Tien National Park every year.

As part of a wider programme to develop tourism, Ba Ha, in Lao Cai Province hosted horse races on May 28 and 29.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is urging the Government to fund its plan to ensure the safety of reservoirs.