VIETNAM TODAY

David Farley tells about his culinary trek with his Vietnamese American chef in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam's transport and communications GDP is forecasted to continue to rise faster than overall GDP, according to a new report.

The Vietnamese tourism sector is shifting the focus of its promotional programme onto Russia, says an official from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

A framework agreement on re-loaning the third stage of the Small & Medium Enterprise Finance Program with total credits of ¥15 billion was signed in Hanoi.

Salamander Energy announced that it raised US$100m through a convertible bond and the expansion of its operation in Vietnam operations.

Vietnam plans to sell stakes in leading telecoms firm MobiFone, the country's top oil product distributor Petrolimex and state lender BIDV this year.

NGS has acknowledged that denoting the Hoang Sa archipelago with the Chinese name and the word “ China ” without further explanation can be misleading or misinterpreted.

The 5th International Exhibition on Shipbuilding, Marine Technology and Transportation is expected to witness the signing of a number of contracts totally worth US$300 million.

Uncontrolled exploitation of groundwater in Mekong Delta provinces is putting the vital resources at risk of complete depletion, experts warn.

BBC's photo essay covering the booming online game market in Vietnam and the risk of young people getting addicted.

A village in the Mekong Delta Can Tho City is possibly home to the oldest person in the world, 120 years of age.

VJG has obtained an order from the largest domestic electric furnace producer in Vietnam, Pomina Steel.

According to police officials, there is no evidence showing that the system of numbered plates was corrupted.

Vietnam’s tourism sector achieved remarkable results in 2009 and is currently enjoying numerous opportunities to attract even more visitors in 2010.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Hanoi to push up construction of projects to help ease traffic congestion, which he described as the main task for both the capital city and the government.

Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks.

Preparations for the upcoming ASEAN 16th summit should demonstrate Vietnam's willingness for integration and development.

The three largest network operators in Vietnam are vying to become the official distributor of the world-famous iPhone.

The J. Ray McDermott business received the contract from PetroVietnam Technical Services Corp. Financial terms were not disclosed.