VIETNAM TODAY

Developing electricity and managing energy to sustain the national economy lacks due attention to controlling electricity use, say energy experts.

Cao Dai's most learned scholars in the U.S. are scrambling to build interest among their children and grandchildren.

North Korea's military threatened Friday to strike back with deadly firepower if South Korea goes ahead with a live-fire drill on a border island.

November saw an increase in Vietnam auto imports but a drop in motorbikes compared to October.

There has been snowfall on Cha Mountain in Lang Son Province as a cold snap hit parts of the northern region this week.

Vietnam will use South Africa and Tanzania as export gateways to southern and eastern Africa, a Vietnamese trade official said after visiting the two countries.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with local petrol traders to ensure petrol supply and price stability.

The floor prices for exports of Tra fish will be enforced by the first quarter of next year, said Deputy Head of the VN Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King signed off for the last time after 25 years in the same seat.

Moody’s Investors Service cut Vietnam’s credit rating, citing an increase in financial stress including the risk of a balance of payments crisis.

Ho Chi Minh City’s transportation authorities will test the effectiveness of the georadiation method developed by a Vietnamese scientist in detecting sinkholes on city streets.

Vietnam plans to light up more city streets and use energy-saving public lighting within 15 years.

The government of Denmark approved a fund of 3.900,000 DKK (USD692) for the promotion of art education in primary schools in Vietnam.

The conference on environment, climate change and role of legislative bodies in policy making was held in Hanoi.

European leaders moved to grant nations a fresh financial lifeline Thursday.

A senior Vietnamese diplomat has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Middle East to further promote cooperation in foods and energy.

Improving the social welfare is a key policy of the Party and State which is also a very significant contribution to the country’s socio-political stability, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

London's High Court granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange bail Thursday after rejecting an appeal to keep him in jail.

Rescuers were hunting for 27 people missing after a Vietnam-registered fishing trawler sank in East Sea.