VIETNAM TODAY

The ailing turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake has been transferred to a recuperation tank since it is showing signs of good recovery.

Asia has overtaken Europe as the new hotspot for Australian travellers seeking a bang for their buck, a study has revealed.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara urged his troops not to carry out reprisals on his captured rival Laurent Gbagbo's supporters.

A man in Hau Giang Province has rowed along a canal to collect rice for charity for 12 years.

A not-so-bright future stares at Vietnam's badminton after Nguyen Tien Minh's unexpected early exit from the Australian Open Grand Prix.

The trade deficit with China stood at USD1.73 billion in the first two months of this year, compared to USD1.6 billion in the same period in 2010.

Many bamboo shoots processors in HCM City use extremely powerful industrial cleaners to improve quality of their products.

Vietnamese people have been making contributions to support victims in Japan’s earthquake and tsunami for a month.

Young penguins in the Antarctic may be dying because they are having a tougher time finding food, US researchers suggested.

The White House warned that failing to raise the USD4.29 trillion debt limit would spark "Armageddon-like" consequences for the US economy.

Foreign ministers and diplomats from ASEAN member countries discussed a wide range of issues at a meeting in Thailand.

The maritime route linking Ha Long (Vietnam) and Fangcheng (China) was officially reopened at Hon Gai Vinashin seaport in Ha Long city on April 11.

Vietnam ranked fifth among 10 nations worldwide most at risk from information insecurity in 2010.

A strong earthquake rocked Tokyo, as Japan is to raise the severity of its nuclear emergency to the maximum level.

Site clearance woes are proving thorns in the side of billion-dollar foreign-invested steel projects.

A strong offshore earthquake rocked Tokyo on Tuesday, swaying buildings in the capital and stopping subway services.

Vietnam authorities have submitted documents on Xoan singing and the worship rituals of the Hung Kings to UNESCO.

A middle-aged man and his son in Ngoc Son, Hiep Hoa, Bac Giang claim immunity to electric shock. This is, however, not a supernatural phenomenon

A low-salary, high-pressure environment is driving many workers at scores of Vietnam-based foreign-invested enterprises to strike or change jobs.