VIETNAM TODAY

Libyan forces carried out an air strike on the edge of Ajdabiya, as opponents of Moamer Kadhafi called fresh protests in the capital Tripoli.

Awards for ‘Outstanding ASEAN Enterprises’ and ‘ASEAN famous brands’ and the Gold Cup for ‘Entrepreneurs with Talent and Heart’ were launched in Hanoi.

Deputy Minister of Construction, Nguyen Tran Nam, speaks with DTiNews about rising prices and the real estate market.

A 150-page book of Vietnamese and Korean fairytales, the Starfruit, was released at the Korean Cultural Centre on March 2.

Ticket-vending machines installed in many HCM City buses have become popular, according to the Department of Transport.

World shares jumped Friday, shrugging off stubbornly high oil prices after signs that U.S. companies are hiring more workers boosted Wall Street.

A woman made up a fictional story, passing it off as her real experiences, fooling millions of readers and TV viewers.

The class will be volunteering for a non-profit organization and will write stories on the culture and people of Vietnam.

China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion dollars posed no external threat.

The government is working with the World Bank to computerise the country’s tax administration system to prepare it for international integration.

Taiwan's contribution to an international effort to help Vietnam clear unexploded bombs and reduce poverty has won thanks from the local government and farmers.

The State Bank has issued a circular to cap interest rates for deposits in VND at 14% per year, for commercial banks.

The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress.

The FDI situation will see some changes in 2011 as the country will concentrate on raising the quality rather than the quantity of FDI projects.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has raised a protest against a recent anti-piracy exercise conducted by China at the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Mankind may have unleashed the sixth known mass extinction in Earth's history, according to a new research.

Domestic coffee companies are extremely worried about new foreign competition.

The UK will continue to help Vietnam meet its Millennium Development Goal targets in primary education, sanitation and HIV/AIDS prevention until 2016.

Backstreet Boys will perform at the Military Zone 7 stadium in HCM City on March 24 and at the My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi on March 26.