VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has paid a lot of attention to food safety and hygiene as the National Assembly has passed a law on the issue, which will come into effect in July 2011.

AFF Cup defending champions Vietnam will attend this year tournament with lot of pressures as they are in a group with very strong teams.

Vietnam's national carrier will fly directly between the country's business hub, Ho Chi Minh City, and Beijing starting mid-December, the airline said.

Prof. Michael Porter says Vietnam's blooming real estate market could lead to an imbalance in its investment structure.

Millions of people around the world will be glued to their iPad or other tablet computer instead of watching yet another re-run of a movie on TV.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a meeting to gather opinions from experts about the second phase of its IT support project for enterprises.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet met voters in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City to announce the results of the eighth session of the 12th National Assembly.

Retail gas prices has risen by VND38,000 (USD1.9) per 12-kg canister, the highest price so far this year.

Experts gathered and praised the efforts of organisations in Vietnam fighting the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Finland's national carrier Finnair cancelled more than 200 international and domestic flights Wednesday on the second day of a cabin crew strike, while both sides wait for the national labour mediator to reconvene negotiations.

The Vietnamese film “Bi, Dung So!” won Best First Feature at the 22nd Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden, according to local media.

Tourism promotion and environmental protection in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park were discussed in a seminar between Vietnamese and German representatives.

A troupe of Chinese disabled artists will perform in Hanoi on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

Vietnam registered additional 38.1 million phone subscribers in the first 11 months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%.

Interpol on Wednesday issued a global arrest warrant for the shadowy founder of WikiLeaks.

A workshop on directions for sustainable poverty reduction in 2011-2020 was held in Hanoi on November 30 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong met with Hanoi voters on to listen to their concerns immediately after the NA eighth plenary session closed.

The financial cloud hanging over the eurozone darkened, with the euro falling and Italy hit by rising borrowing rates.

Vietnam’s industrial production value was ten times higher than that of 1991 and just fell down in 2009 when the global crisis hit countries around the world.