VIETNAM TODAY

The US, Britain and France pounded Libya with Tomahawk missiles and air strikes into the early hours of Sunday, sparking fury from Moamer Kadhafi.

Quang Ngai province hosted a national seminar on workplace risk assessment, work improvement and labour healthcare services on March 19.

Two international organisations will provide loans and aid for Vietnam’s USD25-million bird flu prevention project.

A French warplane opened fire on a target in Libya, kicking off a coordinated international campaign to prevent strongman Moamer Kadhafi's forces from crushing an uprising.

World No. 2 Roger Federer will face reigning Australia Open champion Novak Djokovic in the Indian Wells semi-finals with the world No. 2 ranking on the line.

Nearly 8,000 households have been moved from flood-prone areas in the Mekong Delta since 2008, under a national programme.

A 65-year-old female master in Ho Chi Minh City patiently instructed each movement to a group of disabled children.

After a World Wildlife Fund-sponsored plan, Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap province is seeing Sarus Cranes return in large numbers.

Fighting raged around Libya's rebel stronghold of Benghazi ahead of a meeting in Paris to discuss action against Moamer Kadhafi's government forces.

The first session of the Vietnam-China Land Border Joint Committee in Beijing ended yesterday after five days of discussions.

Vietnam and the United Nations Children’s Fund have agreed to continue their cooperation in programmes relating to children for the next five years.

Japanese engineers fighting to cool overheating reactors laid a power line into a stricken nuclear power plant.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked cabinet members and local authorities to take concrete steps on thrift and cuts in public investment.

Rescuers pulled a man from the rubble of a destroyed building in northeast Japan, eight days after a massive earthquake and tsunami.

Amid fears over Japan’s nuclear power crisis, a top Vietnamese official has confirmed the country will continue with its nuclear project starting in 2014.

A high-ranking UK official has pledged to share his experience in capital mobilisation and infrastructure development with Vietnam.

President Barack Obama Friday delivered a frank ultimatum to Moamer Kadhafi, threatening military action if he ignores non-negotiable demands for a ceasefire.

A UN agency that monitors for clandestine nuclear tests said Friday it was sharing its data about radioactivity levels in Japan with the world body's atomic watchdog.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has proposed heightening ceiling on airfares for domestic routes.