VIETNAM TODAY

The visit to Vietnam will be a great opportunity to renew and expand the US government’s response to addressing the legacy of Agent Orange, said a US official.

The Vietnam Red Cross collected VND4.5 billion and goods to support the people in areas stricken by tropical storm Conson.

The launch this year of gadgets such as the iPad and 3D televisions is draining the Asian market dry of electronic components.

The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting opened in Hanoi, discussing coordination within the bloc to deal with pressing regional and international issues.

Iranian MPs passed a bill obligating Tehran to continue 20-percent uranium enrichment, defying mounting Western pressure to halt such work.

Over-production and lower exports have left rice farmers in Vietnam\'s Mekong Delta holding on to their stocks in the face of lower prices, analysts say.

Tropical storm Conson has calmed after causing the death of one person and injured three in northern Vietnam.

Information provided would help members of Congress become better informed about co-operation in addressing the problems of Agent Orange-dioxin victims.

A waste water treatment facility in Da Nang collapsed two days after being put to a test run prior to its formal operation.

At least seven people were missing as typhoon Conson made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday.

Tropical Storm Conson has made a landfall in several northern provinces of Vietnam, threatening to wreak havoc deep into the country\'s land.

Vietnam Television will screen colour films made by Japanese cameramen in northern Vietnam during the US-resistance war.

Engineers probed BP\'s ruptured Gulf oil well for leaks but said a giant cap placed on it two days ago appears to be holding despite puzzling pressure readings.

An island in Hai Phong Province, predicted to be at the centre of Tropical Storm Conson, has been bracing for it.

People entering Vietnam will be exempted from immigration form procedures at border gates that are equipped with electronic passport readers.

The Ministry of Health is to receive a batch of Tamiflu tablets, worth of US $2.3 million, from the World Health Organization.

Tropical Storm Conson was downgraded from a typhoon and is forecast to make a final landfall near Hanoi.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has ordered central and northern coastal provinces to evacuate people from low-lying areas to cope with powerful storm Conson.

Clamping down on illegal marriage brokers who send Vietnamese brides overseas would be difficult, a government spokeswoman said.