VIETNAM TODAY

The attendance of AIPA member delegates at the ASEAN-AIPA leaders’ meeting slated for April 8-9 in Hanoi reflects their support to Vietnam as AIPA-31 president.

ASEAN Economic Community Council adopted a draft declaration on economic recovery and sustainable development.

Nguyen Van Sao has finally been admitted to the hospital and is getting ready for his big heart operation next week.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Anti-drug Police Department has broken up a drug trafficking ring operating via the China-Vietnam border gate of Mong Cai in Quang Ninh Province.

Military helicopters airlifted government ministers from Thailand's parliament after angry protesters stormed the building in a dramatic escalation of their bid to topple the government.

Hoan Kiem police reported they have caught and fined those involved in scamming tourists over the last few weeks.

A committee tasked with protecting women and children will make its official debut in Hanoi within the framework of the third conference of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council.

President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday gave his wishes to the Khmer people at home and abroad on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay new year festival.

In part 10 of the series, Laura Lam details Ho Chi Minh's final days in France, as surveillance and spies forced him to flee.

Many children are forced by their parents to take pre-school classes in order to get admitted to a good first grade class, which effects the education quality at schools.

Contractors will hand over the Dung Quat Oil Refinery to Vietnam to put in full operation this April.

The 2010 Vietnam International Piano Contest aims to identify and support talented young classical musicians in Vietnam and around the globe.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung received the delegation of US veterans on April 7 and highly appreciated their active contributions and supports to Vietnamese Agent Orange victims.

Vietnam hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, shining a spotlight on the political and economic stability that prompted Intel and Toyota to increase investments.

The meeting discussed regional economic and financial developments and policies as well as long-term cooperation in the field among ASEAN+3 members.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island early Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert in nearby Thailand.

The meeting focused on four major issues of global challenges, natural disasters, human resources development and economic recovery.

A project to enhance the capability of public and private reproductive health services in Vietnam was introduced in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Journalists, in a meeting yesterday to review the previous year's activities and discuss the action plan for this year, showed their dissatisfaction about the bad treatment of working reporters.