VIETNAM TODAY

Rumors of a new and improved Apple iPad continue to swirl, the latest of which come from Reuters.

HCM City People’s Council deputies voiced their stress about sinkholes, public construction projects and illegal motorbike racing.

The Japanese Government signed a contract on Dec. 10 to give aid to hearing impaired children at the Thuan An Centre for Handicapped Children in Binh Duong.

Russia is a promising market for Vietnam's tourism industry, which aims to attract 350,000 Russian visitors by 2020, said a Vietnamese official.

Hundreds of ethnic minority people in Kon Tum are carrying their children in their arms to the PoKo River while they sift for gold.

A South Korean company has won a 1.2-billion-dollar contract to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, one of the firms involved in the deal said.

Vietnam Airlines will launch 583 more flights to meet the increasing travel demand during the traditional 2011 Tet holiday.

China will be connected by rail with its neighbours in South East Asia, including Singapore, Thailand and Laos, in the next three years.

Vietnam is to host the “home” game of the Philippines against Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.

The Ministry of Transport and the Hanoi People’s Committee has been urged to prioritise and quicken major transport projects.

Life expectancy has dropped slightly for all Americans except for black men, who gained around two and a half months in longevity, a report released Thursday found.

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, a state-owned lender, is seeking approval from the government to establish a national gold exchange.

The joint Vietnam-China film, Passing Shanghai Wharf, which charts the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh will premier in cinemas throughout Vietnam next Friday.

GE inaugurated its first training laboratory at University of Technical Education in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9.

The Vietnamese General Department of Fisheries strongly opposed the WWF’s assessment criteria of tra fish.

A talk was held in Hanoi on December 9 to discuss the social work profession, its demands and potential in Vietnam.

India said Thursday it aims to sharply expand its national broadband network as it seeks a "revolution" to bring high-speed Internet to the country's rural heartland.

A former prisoner met the man who viciously tortured him in Phu Quoc Prison and forgives him, over 40 years later.

A representative of Google in South East Asia shared his optimistic view on Vietnam market, citing the increasing number of Internet users in the country.