VIETNAM TODAY

A recent survey suggests a large portion of Ho Chi Minh City students have become gaming addicts.

Local authorities have been requested to help farmers keep their livestock safe from unusually cold weather.

A judge ordered Michael Jackson's personal doctor to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly killing the singer with an overdose of powerful sedatives.

A major food hygiene inspection campaign is now underway in Ho Chi Minh City as Tet approaches.

Several banks have raised interest rates for dollar deposits in a bid to consolidate their shares on the mobilization market.

Hanoi’s pedestrian overpasses are plagued with litter problems, dirt and the danger of used hypodermic drug needles.

Party General Secretary stressed that Vietnam would become modern industrial country at the 11th National Party Congress.

The first Vietnam Beer Festival will be held at the Military Zone 7 Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City from January 21.

A couple appeared at the DTiNews/DanTri office to give thanks for the assistance in retrieving their kidnapped son.

A Japanese technology firm on Tuesday unveiled a mirror-like thermometer that can identify a person who is feverish.

The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened today in Hanoi.

Limited supply and increased demand may force Electricity of Vietnam to increase electricity rates.

Dr Nicole Smith, epidemiologist of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam has been presented with the insignia “For the People’s Health.”

The Age Publishing House in coordination with the Vietnam Scientific Historical Association introduced two books to welcome the 11th National Party Congress.

Party members have shared their feelings on the threshold of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Delegates to the 11th National Party Congress paid floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on Jan. 11, ahead of the preparatory session of the Congress.

Vietnam will provide Oman with a stable amount of farm products and foods in the long term as agreed at the first meeting of the two countries’ first joint cooperation committee.

Indonesia welcomed a promise by Canadian firm Research in Motion to filter its BlackBerry web services for pornography, after threatening to revoke the smartphone maker's licence.

Vietnam can look forward to free trade with the European Union (EU) as the two sides would officially kick off negotiations at the top level in 2011.