VIETNAM TODAY

American Michelle Wie won her second career title going wire-to-wire to capture the LPGA Canadian Women's Open.

The Ministry of Education and Training has ruled children should learn English from the third grade onwards but schools are not equipped for this.

Lack of awareness and financial support for technology enabling Cleaner Production in Industry had handicapped its introduction in Vietnam.

China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for Siberian tigers, state media reported.

Central Vietnam boasts one of the world’s most spectacular caves, Thien Duong, which opens to the public in September.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has suspended Tran Quang Vu from the post of Vinahin’s Genereal Executive Director.

Vietnam’s young generations should follow Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the Fields winner, to devote themselves to science.

With interest rates rising, government spending programs winding down and the U.S. recovery looking shaky, there are doubts whether Asia can sustain its momentum.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has agreed to grant amnesty to 17,520 prisoners on the occasion of the National Day, September 2.

The week of the 42nd Economic Ministers’ Meeting, the 4th ASEAN Economic Council Meeting and related meetings was wrapped up with many positive outcomes.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, was warmly welcomed in Hanoi upon his return from India.

A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years Sunday, sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes.

Agricultural exports totalled US$12.2 billion in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 20% compared to the same period a year ago.

Medical workers fretted that seasonal H3N2 flu virus continued to be widespread in Hanoi and the disease is likely to erupt into epidemic.

The first Vietnam Music Day will be held at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on September 3.

Timeout's Quang Chung goes in search of pirates and adventure in Ha Tien archipelago in southern Vietnam.

Forest protection forces of Lam Dong Province and experts of the Wildlife Conservation Society made a sudden raid on many restaurants in Da Lat city.

A total of 15 volleyball teams from countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region will take part in the Asian Youth Girls’ Volleyball Championship.

Economic ties between the United States and Southeast Asia are "a high priority", an embassy spokesman said.