VIETNAM TODAY

A “Vietnam-China friendship night” was held in Hanoi on December 12 to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Thirty contemporary oil paintings by French-Vietnamese artist Robert Mihagui are on display at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

Yearning for a gadget that was bigger than a smartphone but smaller than a laptop made tablet computing a defining trend for 2010.

In the mountainous areas of Vietnam, you will often see children who have to work hard to help their parents earn a living.

A storm dumped mounds of snow across the US' upper Midwest, closing major highways and canceling more than 1,600 flights.

Party leader Nong Duc Manh reviewed the outcomes and called on futher actions to the campaign on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example.

A large number of Vietnamese and Chinese educational experts and university students gathered to attend in the seminar entitled “Vietnam-China educational policies”.

US President Barack Obama announced that David Shear from the Department of State is his nominee for Ambassador to Vietnam, the White House said.

An agricultural assistance project launched by a private Taiwanese group in southern Vietnam in 2007 has begun to bear fruit.

Twin blasts in central Stockholm killed one person and injured two others.

New measurements have been approved for land prices in Hanoi for 2011 and some have said they are not fair.

Construction of a water supply project using Finland ’s ODA capital for areas around Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An started on Dec. 11.

Dai Lanh Cape in central Phu Yen Province offers visitors a very peaceful and untouched beach and a historic lighthouse.

It is necessary to build a plan for human resource development to ensure the feasibility of socio-economic development plan, said Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan.

The eldest son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself in his Manhattan apartment.

Southern Dong Nai Province near HCM City is increasingly using advanced technologies in agriculture and high-yield crop and animal strains.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved four healthcare projects using ODA from Italy.

A U.N. conference adopted a modest climate deal creating a fund to help the developing world go green.

Vietnam ranks 12th among 181 countries and territories in term of tourism growth in the next ten years, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.