VIETNAM TODAY

Geotechnical Research Center (GTC) has been operating for over 20 years with thousands of research projects, technology application contracts.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has concluded his official visit to Laos, which was made at the invitation of Lao State President Chummaly Saynhaxon.

Injury accidents among children have become a public health concern and are a leading cause of child fatalities in Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country currently lacks around 40,000 nursing staff while just 6 percent of all nurses hold a university degree.

Thailand's government urged "Red Shirt" protesters Thursday to return to the negotiating table as the army cleared abandoned armoured vehicles from Bangkok's streets.

The health sector planned to step up food inspections to raise safety and hygiene standards, said a health official.

Hanoi will organise firework displays in 14 locations on April 30 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Liberation of south Vietnam and National Re-Unification Day.

Vietnam has adopted a suitable monetary policy and introduced effective measures to weather the economic downturn, said the World Bank Chairman Robert Zoellick.

The number of imported cars in March increased by 45% to a total of 3,649 vehicles, according to Customs' statistics.

Money transfer company MoneyGram International announced that Eximbank is the latest financial institution to join the company’s agent network.

Vietnam will use Japanese bullet train technology in a 56-billion-dollar national railway link, an official said Thursday.

Rescue workers dug through piles of rubble Thursday searching for survivors of a devastating quake in China which killed over 600 people and left thousands homeless.

Licensed high rise construction projects have made a negative impact on HCM City's plan to deal with traffic congestion.

Another shark suspected of attacking several people off the coast of Quy Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh was caught by a local fisherman.

The Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration imposed a $500 fine on a passenger flying from HCM City to Phu Quoc Island for joking that he carried a grenade.

Toyota said Thursday that it will test all its sports utility vehicles for safety after suspending sales of the Lexus GX 460 SUV worldwide due to a roll-over risk.

Vietnam sent 16,851 guest workers overseas in the first three months of this year, according to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnam wants to foster friendly ties with Algeria and considers this nation a priority partner among Vietnam’s traditional friends in North Africa and across the world, says State President Nguyen Minh Triet.

A violent tropical storm killed at least 84 people and devastated more than 67,000 homes as it swept across eastern India and Bangladesh overnight.