VIETNAM TODAY

Scientists from the Division for Water Resources Planning and Investigation for southern Vietnam have discovered an underwater source of fresh water.

Vietnam has always been an active and responsible ASEAN member, said an Indonesian diplomat.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development forecasts that the price of pepper in the world market will continue rising.

Tangled webs of cables have made a mess all over the streets of Hue City, disrupting locals and tourists alike.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung issued an order Tuesday suspending Pham Thanh Binh, the chairman of state-run shipbuilding conglomerate Vinashin.

The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are astronomical.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to develop the rural infrastructure in northern mountainous provinces at a total cost of US$138 million.

Four days after announcing stricter punishments for scamming tourists in Hanoi, police have busted 6.

Japan has signed a diplomatic agreement to grant Vietnam USD 4 million in scholarships.

The Voice of Vietnam television has launched an Hanoi traffic advisory programme on its VOVTV channel.

BP was poised to test whether a huge cap can safely seal the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, praying an end to the costly 13-week catastrophe is in sight.

Vietnamese martial artists will compete in the first ever Asian Vovinam Championships to be held on Kish Island, Iran, from July 17-22.

The actual numbers of 3G network subscribers are much lower than the numbers that mobile operators had previously suggested.

Vietnamese authorities have decided to pursue criminal investigations into Vinashin\'s former chairman, Pham Thanh Binh.

In a statement released Tuesday, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee said it would \"formally oversee a bid for the 2020 Games.\"

Domestic bicycle makers are looking to resume exports to the EU after the European Commission scrapped anti-dumping taxes on their products.

Central and northern coastal provinces are bracing themselves for a powerful tropical storm, which is moving towards the East Sea.

Illegal sand dredging has caused severe erosion to the banks of Tien River, threatening the lives, farmland and houses of hundreds of families there.

For many young Vietnamese, the éclair is just an éclair; the baguette is just a baguette. Whatever their origins were, they are now part of life here.