VIETNAM TODAY

A delegation of foreign diplomats has paid a working visit to the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a national heritage site of Vietnam, in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

Despite being listed as threatened or endangered species, trade in marine turtle products still exists in many countries, including Vietnam and it’s neighbours.

A story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung has won the Gold Cup of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.

Vietnamese is launching an investigation into an incident where a Vietnamese ship was seized by Somali pirates.

Over 600 overseas Vietnamese flocked to a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on January 22 in celebration of the Year of the Cat.

Climate-change litigation is emerging as a new frontier of law where some believe hundreds of billions dollars are at stake.

The eurozone's debt battle and the power shift towards emerging giants like China and India will be at the heart of discussions on a "fundamentally changed world".

Action star Jet Li is in Vietnam calling on young people to donate blood ahead of the busy Lunar New Year when millions of people travel.

There is a brutally frigid point on the thermometer -- minus 40 degrees -- where Celsius and Fahrenheit meet, and it was even colder than that in parts of the US Midwest.

Vietnamese and Vietnamese Australian performers joined on the stage at the Hanoi Opera House for a special gala concert celebrating Australia-Vietnam ties.

All cars have been banned on Nguyen Hue Street while decorations are underway for the next 11 days as the Flower Street readies for Tet.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to abolish the use of specialised zones which slow down and dissipate the energy of flood flows to the capital city.

An inauguration ceremony of the road No. 312 that linking Bontia Chak Cray border gate and National Highway No.1 in Cambodia was held in Dong Thap Province.

The salaries of state employees may soon include money for lodging, allowing them to afford proper accommodations.

Haiti braced for more unrest on Saturday after calls for fresh demonstrations to demand the annulment of November presidential elections marred by fraud allegations.

Vietnamese world No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh easily overcame Kazushi Yamada of Japan on January 20 at the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam gained significant achievements in all aspects in 2010 despite various challenges and difficulties, noted State President Nguyen Minh Triet at a recent interview.

Three men will simulate walking on Mars next month as part of a project that has seen a multinational crew locked up inside a mock Moscow spaceship since June, the head of the project said Friday.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has given the nod to the US-based First Solar Group to build a solar cell plant in the South-East Industrial Zone of Cu Chi district.