VIETNAM TODAY

The Western allies have agreed a plan to bring their war in Afghanistan to an end within four years, and won over a cautious Russia to the cause of a European anti-missile shield.

An art performance was held at Saint-Louis des Invalides cathedral in Paris to raise fund for victims of Agent Orange in the Van Canh Friendship Village in Hanoi.

Al-Qaeda and its allies are planning an attack on the German parliament, the news magazine Der Spiegel reports in its edition to be published on Monday.

Vinashin hopes to pay all debts after completing its restructuring plan in 2013, said the group’s new chairman.

The number of people suffering goiter, a swelling in the thyroid gland, is increasing in Vietnam, especially among residents in big cities.

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training and the United Nations in Vietnam co-organized a ceremony to mark Vietnamese Teachers’ Day and World Teachers’ Day.

India's premier defended himself against accusations of inaction in a 40-billion-dollar telecoms scandal as he promised anyone found guilty in the case would be punished.

USF-100 is the first model of banknote sorters that has been introduced to the Vietnamese market.

An EU delegation will be meeting Vietnamese officials in Hanoi to discuss a voluntary partnership agreement on sourcing wood products to curb illegal logging in the country.

A biomass project in Vietnam could remove more than 4 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions during the next 20 years, an energy company said.

11 enterprises in HCM City have joined the “Month of environmentally-friendly bag use” by persuading their customers to minimize using plastic bags.

A delegation from the Brazil Foreign Ministry started a 3-day visit to Vietnam, to hold a political consultation and meetings with leaders of some Vietnamese ministries.

Rescuers were given clearance to "immediately" enter a New Zealand coal mine where 29 men are missing a day after a gas explosion, a senior official was reported saying.

The United States is providing $1 million to help authorities in Vietnam locate and identify the remains of Vietnamese soldiers missing in action during the war.

Two Vietnamese students are among a five-member team from La Trobe University, who have won the Australian round of the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge.

The Long Bien Bridge Festival will open this weekend with more events and performers than ever.

Vietnam has a huge amount of potential for the development of the software industry, said an IBM executive.

The Japanese Government will fund US$95,476 to a project on boarding-house construction for disabled children home in the central province of Quang Binh.

Plans to construct 11 industrial and high-tech zones in Hanoi over the next five years were taking shape to attract domestic and foreign investors.