VIETNAM TODAY

Many temples widely recognised as historical relics in Hue have fallen into disrepair, some of them turned to ruins.

The world stands to lose 230 million hectares of forest by 2050 with drastic consequences for the climate, biodiversity and the global economy.

Vietnam's industrial production in the first four months of the year reached VND270.5 trillion (USD13.07 billion), up 14.2% on-year.

Bui Van Chau, a 54-year-old man, runs an orphanage for children with physical and mental disabilities in Dong Nai Province near HCM City.

After receiving the majority votes for the lotus as national flower, the pink lotus was featured at another exhibition.

The State Bank of Vietnam should closely combine the monetary policy with the fiscal policy to continue implementing measures to curb inflation.

Luke Donald, who missed becoming World No.1, looks again for that elusive title starting Thursday at the $6.4 million US PGA Zurich Classic.

Storms spawning tornados tore through central and southern United States, causing at least 44 deaths and damaging several properties.

Bringing her two children from Taiwan to Vietnam, Thuy left her kids with her mother in Soc Trang province and went to HCM City to work.

Japan's factory output posted a record tumble in March after a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled supply chains.

A lot of tests, semester exams and competitions have been putting a hard pressure on primary school students.

Japan's NTT Com and a Vietnamese counterpart will tie up in providing Internet service providers and Internet content providers in Vietnam.

There will be no binding deal on emissions at this year's UN climate summit as the South African hosts and other economic powers are "not ready".

Vietnam is expected to welcome more than 460,000 international arrivals in April, up 6.3 percent against the same period last year.

The State Bank of Vietnam is considering a deadline to stop gold deposit and lending activities in an effort to prevent risks and insecurity.

Nokia said it would cut 4,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2012 and transfer a further 3,000 employees to consulting firm Accenture.

Quang Ninh province has invested VND138 billion (USD6.6 million) in building an outdoor art laser light stage in Ha Long Bay on the night of May 2.

Competent Vietnamese and Cambodian agencies jointly opened a workshop to discuss measures to combat illegal trade in wildlife in border areas.

The Central Highland province of Dak Lak has completed new editions of primary school textbooks written in the ethnic Ede language.