VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Ha Tinh Province, despite their current battle with the severe drought, is concerned about the flood season that will follow.

Typhoon Conson strengthened over the Pacific Ocean and may pass China’s southern island of Hainan today before making landfall in northern Vietnam tomorrow.

Pruksa expects revenue to jump fivefold over the next eight years as the company starts selling homes in countries including India and Vietnam.

Polypropylene Plant in the Dung Quat Economic Zone of Quang Ngai Province produced their first batch of the product yesterday.

An official says a mass grave has been found containing the remains of 11 communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

Ho Chi Minh City records the highest number of patients in the nation with 25.9 percent of HIV-infected people.

Smugglers took advantage of temporary importing permits, forged the registration numbers then sold them for profits.

Located 30 kilometres away from Da Nang City, the ancient and legendary Hoi An is one of Asia’s top destinations.

The UN Independent Expert on minority issues has expressed her good admiration for the Vietnamese Government’s priority implementation of ethnic minority policy.