VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 80% of customers who buy luxury properties in Da Nang come from Hanoi, said a real estate company.

Ten fishermen who were missing in the third tropical storm of the year have been found alive and were taken to hospital.

The Prime Minister has decided to approve an overall transport plan for the capital city till 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Australia is looking to step up its cooperation with Vietnam in vocational education and training and to build a bridge between schools of the two countries.

Traditional foods, culture and customs will be highlighted at the Ha Thanh Food Festival due to be held from October 6 to 11 in Hanoi.

The massive egg recall in US markets shows the dangers of concentrating the egg industry in just a handful of "mega producers," critics said.

Can a monster traffic jam spanning dozens of miles and leaving drivers stuck for days really disappear overnight?

Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam continued his bid for a first badminton world championship title with a second convincing victory yesterday in Paris.

The roofs of local homes and factories in Hanoi were ripped off during a sudden tornado that ripped through Trang Viet Commune.

The French version of “The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram” was published by French publisher Philippe Picquier on August 20.

Chilean officials broke the news to a desperate group of trapped miners that they could be stuck in their collapsed mine for months before being rescued.

The mobile industry is bracing for the launch of the iPhone 4 in Vietnam which brings with it some challenges.

Following a two-month test run, the channel officially made its public debut with its name “VNEWS” saying it all, just news.

The Phu An Bamboo Village, a work by Dr. Diep Thi My Hanh, will be among 15 organizations that will receive the UNDP’s Equator Prize.

A special concert to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi was held in Berlin on August 22.

Southeast Asian leaders warned of a widening gap between the booming region's richest and poorest nations.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee started construction of Ben Thanh – Tham Luong Metro Route No.2.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Vientiane for Luang Namtha province on August 25, continuing his official visit to Laos.

A memorandum of understanding on the US’s higher education programme for leading Vietnamese engineering universities was signed on August 24.