VIETNAM TODAY

Several world-class seaports will be put into operation in the next several years but cranes and wharfs are not enough.

Tiger Woods was in danger of losing his five-year grip on golf's world number one ranking to Phil Mickelson or Steve Stricker.

After a 4 day weekend, throngs of people came back to Hanoi yesterday afternoon.

Vietnam’s leading mathematicians have high expectations for development of the science in the country with the opening of an advanced research institute.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has promised to create favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, to successfully do business in Vietnam.

The 2010-2011 school year is the first year Vietnam will implement a pilot project for teaching foreign languages.

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" after landslides killed at least 37 people and nearly two dozen still missing.

The yen’s gradual appreciation has given exporters an edge, but adds to the nation’s debt repayment burden.

Ho Chi Minh City Police Department of Criminal Investigation on Social Order busted an illegal marriage broker ring at the road No.18.

Two Vietnamese naval ships dropped anchor at the Sihanouk port city in Preah Sihanouk province on September 3, beginning a four-day visit to Cambodia.

Managers of domestic ports and wharves in Ho Chi Minh City have committed to ensure safety, order and environmental hygiene.

The 2010 National Ceramic Festival was held in Thu Dau Mot town in southern Binh Duong province on September 4.

US President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders on September 24 in New York and seek broader cooperation on issues, the White House said Friday.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will play former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia in the fourth round of the US Open.

A folk artist has devoted his whole life to the art of puppetry, a pride of Vietnam.

The Indian-based Coffee Co.Ltd started the construction of the Asia’s largest instant coffee processing factory in the Central Highlands.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on September 4 attended the new school year opening ceremony at Chu Van An High School in Hanoi.

Retail sales reached an estimated VND1 trillion (US$51.3 million) during the first eight months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Four officials have been charged and arrested for deliberately acting against State regulations on economic management.