VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam's Agriculture Ministry has sought government approval to allow exporters to stockpile 200,000 tonnes of coffee, in an effort to shore up prices, traders said.

Poverty and rising violence are causing tension between southern and northern Sudan.

The beauty and power of monstrous Hawaiian waves from the inside out.

A shop owner in Ho Chi Minh City managed to get his hands on Google Nexus One before its official launch.

An abundance of tourists have been able enjoy the sight of these stunning blossoms in Sa Pa.

While foreign investors always go to HCMC first, they will start shifting to Hanoi, CBRE says.

Dan Tri’s representative went to Kien Giang for a site survey to begin resolving bridge construction related issues.

Sapporo plans to open a new brewery in Vietnam 2012 and may also ship Black Label beer and other products from Vietnam to other countries.

Open for about 15 months now, the $219-million development near Ho Chi Minh City includes a hotel, zoo, water park and thrill rides.

By 2011, 15 new student housing projects will be undertaken in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, using over VND 1.4 trillion in Government bonds.

Young Vietnamese people from 11 countries will join their counterparts in Vietnam in an online exchange starting at 1.30pm (Vietnam Time) on Jan 6.

Vietnam has bottomed out from the global economic recession in 2009 and is now back on the road to recovery.

Yoko Ono the famed wife of John Lennon, said that she is planning to write book chronicling her life.

The China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement has come into effect this year.

Malaysia's Toyo Ink Group is assessing financing options to fund the construction of a coal-fired thermo-electric plant in Vietnam.

Dung Quat Refinery, Vietnam's first oil processing plant, is scheduled to process 5.2 million metric tons of crude oil this year.

Contrary to predictions, demand for third-generation network services (3G) has remained quiet despite 3G providers releasing new products

Recent threats and attacks from militant groups have made it almost impossible to get food to hungry people in southern Somaila.

Hubble Space Telescope has reached back 13.2 billion years, farther than before in time and space, to reveal a "primordial population" of galaxies.