VIETNAM TODAY

Scientists from around the world meet in Vietnam on Tuesday aiming to ensure a steady supply of rice.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Dannenberg, northern Germany, vowing to block a nuclear waste convoy arriving from France.

Power supply for November is predicted to remain insufficient as newly-built power plants have yet to be put into full operation.

Referred to as “The Market”, this specialty spot in Nghe An Province is a place only for selling buffaloes and oxen.

Only 52 out of HCM City's 113 public and private hospitals have standard wastewater-treatment systems, the Department of Health has reported.

Over 90,000 needy Khmer households in provinces and cities of the Mekong River Delta have been provided with houses for the past five years.

A Sydney woman underwent emergency surgery to remove 41 balloons packed with heroin from her stomach, police said.

Total trade turnover between Vietnam and Germany is predicted to show a sharp increase this year.

The best way to lift the US-Vietnam relations is to increase the economic exchange between the two countries, the US’ newly-assigned General Consul in HCM City has said.

The Minister of Public Security vowed to clarify the details of those responsible for the downfall of shipbuilding group Vinashin.

US President Barack Obama arrived in India Saturday on the first leg of a trade-focused Asia tour that will kick off with a sombre tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

The Germany-based famous music group Mouse on Mars will arrive in Vietnam for performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on November 12 and 13.

Rescuers picked through the rubble of destroyed homes as officials prepared for a mass burial of people killed by the violent eruption of Indonesia's most active volcano.

The Vietnamese chess team has a good chance to win a medal at the 2010 Asian Games thanks to Le Quang Liem’s impressive performance.

Inflation, trade deficit, budget deficit are often seen or heard in local media as lawmakers are delving into the persistent problems facing the Vietnamese economy.

Vietnam on November 5 protested against a Chinese agency’s map that violates Vietnamese sovereignty in the East Sea.

Vietnam is part of a new global film movement that begins Saturday, screening films on one night simultaneously in 12 countries.

Power projects in Ho Chi Minh City are still moving at a sluggish pace, continuing to cause a high risk of power shortages.

Emergency crews recovered the charred remains of the victims of Cuba's worst plane crash in two decades in which all 68 people on board were killed.