VIETNAM TODAY

USA and Japan are considered to be huge potential markets for Vietnamese fruits although they are currently only dragon fruit clients.

German health experts are willing to cooperate and assist with projects in Vietnam, to promote the synergy between medical and economic development, affirmed Health Minister Philipp Roesler.

Thailand was on edge Friday following a series of grenade attacks in the heart of Bangkok which left three people dead and dozens wounded.

Illegal sand mining is going on everyday in Thanh Hoa, but local authorities seem to have little control over the situation.

Cisco and the People’s Committee of Da Nang collaborate to achieve sustainable urban growth through technology and innovation.

More than 48% of Vietnam’s rural population still lacked access to basic sanitation at the end of 2008.

On Monday, PBS's "American Experience" will air a program about one of the dark moments in U.S. history — the massacre at My Lai.

The government has just approved to grant financial support worth $3.1 million to software enterprises to enhance their competitiveness.

Oman Investment Fund has acquired a 12.6 percent stake in Petrovietnam Insurance Co PVI.HN, the insurance arm of Vietnam's state oil and gas group, for $42.4 million.

The third 10+3 Media Cooperation Forum, hosted by the People’s Daily of China, kicked off in the Chinese city of Tianjin on April 21.

Almost half the number of Vietnam Airlines passengers stranded at airports have boarded new flights.

Ministries and agencies have proposed the adjustment and elimination of hundreds of redundant administrative procedures.

The folks who print America's money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill.

Allowing hospitals to open pharmacies within their premises in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies has enabled both sides to collude and sell drugs at higher prices, health officials said.

The IMF raised its forecast for global growth and cautioned that government debt poses risk to the world economy.

The Vietnam Ministry of Finance has recently issued an import tax rate guide for certain commodities such as petrol, kerosene and diesel oil.

Vietnam attaches great importance to crime prevention, said a Vietnamese official at the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

Vietnam said its tea industry has targeted exports of $700 million by 2020.

Vietnam, the second fastest growing economy in emerging Asia, is a new target for quick-service restaurant development.