VIETNAM TODAY

The sixth National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Union opened in Hanoi with the participation of more than 1,000 outstanding young people from within the country and abroad.

Vietnam is to expel 40 Chinese caught working on a Singaporean sand excavation project without work permits, an official said Tuesday.

Thai authorities vowed to get tough with anti-government Red Shirts, while reinforced their barricades and caused travel chaos.

A functioning ASEAN Economic Community would reduce transaction costs and enhance the investment climate, said Asia Development Bank's Country Director.

33,000 pigs in 9 provinces and cities have been infected and 10,000 of them have been destroyed.

Hanoi's Department of Transport said it would step up public transport inspections to ensure the safety of passengers on Liberation Day and May Day later this week.

A study of up to 7,000 people has started in Vietnam to find out why some people get sick with dengue and others don't.

Vietnam officially introduces its first oil floating storage offloading unit to serve as the national on-sea oil extraction plant.

Vietnam always regards the people of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as traditional, faithful and reliable friends, a senior Party official has said.

Police in southern Italy late Monday arrested a top mafia boss who was among the country's 30 most dangerous fugitives, the ANSA news agency reported.

A business mission is being organized to provide American companies with opportunities to identify and develop business opportunities in Vietnam.

A new fishing season begins for the people living around the upper part of Red River as the water rises high.

Hue authorities have recently approved a project to clear mines and bombs that are still lying undetected in the province.

President Horta’s visit to Vietnam will usher in a new period of development in the relationship and cooperation between the two countries, says President Nguyen Minh Triet.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung, his spouse and entourage landed in the Nanjing Lukou International Airport, embarking on the official visit to Jiangsu province, China.

A seminar looking at development models in Asia-Europe Meeting member countries after the global financial crisis started in the central city of Nha Trang.

Establishing a State-supported hotline on preventing and fighting human trafficking activities is crucial to give better services for victims.

Locally incorporated foreign banks are upbeat about expanding their businesses after a year operating in Vietnam.

Four leading Japanese electronics makers said they will team up with network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the OS for its next-generation cellphones.