VIETNAM TODAY

G20 ministers gather in Paris Friday to hammer out common criteria for measuring global economic imbalances at a two-day session.

Five Filipino fishermen reported missing off Zambales province last month have been rescued near Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard.

Libyan security forces killed at least 24 people in a violent crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations during a "Day of Anger".

Vietnamese central bank governor has recommended that the government slash its credit growth target to under 20% from the current 23%.

The move is expected to foster upgrades of old and neglected apartment buildings, but some say the model may not work.

A woman in central Danang City has spent 20 years fighting for the rights of Agent Orange victims.

Serie A title-chasers Napoli will travel to Spanish opponents Villarreal with their Europa League hopes in the balance after they were held 0-0.

The draft laws on human trafficking and independent auditing were discussed by members of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi.

Oil prices in New York sharply rebounded in volatile trade once again dominated by concerns about spreading unrest in the oil-rich Middle East.

The late President Ho Chi Minh was in the spotlight at Vietnam Poetry Day, held at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on February 17.

The investigation into the accident involving a tourist boat has lead to the arrest of 5 people.

An investigation has led to the arrest orders of two more officials from the troubled shipbuilding giant, Vinashin.

Production firms are struggling to stay afloat amid rising exchange rate and raw material input costs.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung asked relevant agencies to publish the latest climate change and rising sea level scenarios for likely affected localities.

Vietnam raised its refinance rate by 200 basis points to 11% a move than comes amid calls for more decisive steps to curb double-digit inflation.

Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is hospitalised 'in coma' as more details of corruption under his rule came to light.

Seven people were killed in Libya as Moamer Kadhafi's regime sought to overshadow an opposition "Day of Anger" with its own rally in Tripoli.

Bahrain's leaders sent tanks into the streets, intensifying a crackdown that killed five protesters.

Vietnam has raised a protest against the recent defence exercise conducted by China’s South Sea Fleet at the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.