VIETNAM TODAY

The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in years killed at least 10 people as it generated waves as big as houses and destroyed swathes of vital rice crops, authorities said Tuesday.

Two sisters, one aged 80 and the other 75, living in Can Tho City, desperately need the support of the community.

Northern Thai Nguyen City became a "first-class" city yesterday in a celebration attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Philippine authorities said Tuesday the death toll from Typhoon Megi had risen to three.

The 8th sitting session of the 12th National Assembly will open on October 20 and last for over one month, said Chairman of the NA Office Tran Dinh Dàn.

A high-ranking delegation of the Defence Ministry of Vietnam, headed by Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Huy Hieu, is on a three-day visit to Romania.

Four-year-old Nguyen Cong Huu of Vietnam may be little, but he’s a walking miracle.

Powdered milk prices in Vietnam have gone up 16 times in the last 3 years, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Vietnamese police are searching for 20 passengers believed to be missing after flooding swept their bus away.

International Monetary Fund and central bank officials from around the world met in China Monday to discuss ways to boost the global economic recovery.

The Ben Tre Province People’s Committee held a ceremony to start construction of the Ho Chi Minh Marine Route cemetery park.

Vietnam’s bankers are turning to beer, bed sheets, crash helmets and a variety of other unconventional incentives in a fiercely competitive drive to entice new customers.

The Ministries of Public Security and Defence sent helicopters to provide relief for flood-isolated areas in Ha Tinh Province.

Russian oil company TNK-BP said it had agreed a deal with BP to acquire the troubled British oil giant's assets in Vietnam and Venezuela for 1.8 billion dollars.

Megi is forecast to hit Vietnam soon as many have been fighting for survival atop their homes.

Enterprises’ increasing environmental pollution is leaving southern Binh Duong province authorities in a bind.

Japan's Prime Minister voiced regret over a wave of angry anti-Japanese protests in China at the weekend.

A recent report suggests that violations of competition laws are negatively affecting the Vietnamese market.

A Vietnamese hip-hop dance crew has bagged the first prize at Southeast Asia's Battle of the Year contest in Singapore.