VIETNAM TODAY

Non-cash payments in Vietnam have grown strongly in line with the growth in middle-income earners and an increasing familiarity with this method of payment among Vietnamese.

The German town of Ludwigfelde hosted an emotional meeting for Vietnamese workers who formerly worked at the well-known IFA automobile manufacturing plant in East Germany 20 years ago.

Le Son village at Van Hoa Commune, Quang Trach, Quang Binh is famous for studying success.

The Vietnamese government has awarded Enovation Resources exploration block 105-110/4 in the Song Hong basin offshore Vietnam.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted a reception to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival of Vietnam and China.

It was perhaps the most famous photograph of the Vietnam War -- it shows a little girl running from a napalm attack. That day in 1972 changed Kim Phuc's life forever.

Fearing potential staff cuts, Lufthansa's high-paid German pilots took to the picket lines on Monday, plunging the airline into its longest ever strike and forcing the carrier to cancel hundreds of flights.

Vietnam lessons the U.S. might have learned at Dien Bien Phu.

This morning, after a long Tet holiday, life has been brought back to the streets of Hanoi.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, provinces and cities under central government's direct command must deploy a swimming training pilot programme in all primary schools.

As expected, the stock market had a slight increase after Tet however, transaction volume was not high enough to maintain steady growth.

At least 738 bridges in Vietnam are in a weak condition, not fit to carry their designed loads, according to the Vietnam Road Administration (VRA).

Concerns have been raised over the safety of ferry services across the Tam Giang Lagoon in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan's largest industrial conglomerates, said Monday it plans a stainless steel plant in Vietnam.

The King Ham Nghi festival procession is a typical and unique cultural feature in the central area of Vietnam at the beginning of spring.

With more Americans sampling Vietnam's pho, a noted food critic and an esteemed maestro track down the city's best.

The District 9 Youth Union in HCM City established volunteer groups last year to help people repair tires punctured by sharp objects deliberately scattered on Hanoi Highway and other highways in HCM City.

In part 6 of a series about Ho Chi Minh, Laura Lam addresses how from early on, Ho Chi Minh aspired for Vietnam to be independent.

As we continued our journey through the north of Vietnam, I encountered some of the toughest driving I'd ever experienced.