VIETNAM TODAY

Legendary former US Senator Ted Stevens was killed when a small plane carrying nine people slammed into a remote Alaska mountainside leaving five passengers dead.

Vietnam and Cambodia underlined strong determination to implement synchronous measures on prevention and fighting against drug.

PetroVietnam has sold the first batch of Jet A1 fuel for aeroplanes, produced by Dung Quat oil refinery to BP Singapore Pte. Ltd.

As many as 406 delegates will gather in Hanoi on August 10-12 for in the 9th Vietnam Journalist’s Association (VJA) Congress.

Honda announced the recall of 427,000 vehicles because of ignition problems which could allow drivers to remove their key when the vehicle is not in park.

US naval ship USS John McCain anchored at Tien Sa port in the central city of Da Nang on August 10 with 23 officers and 315 sailors aboard.

The participation of Vietnam in the well-known Berlin international beer festival has received a positive response from the visitors to the event.

Harvest season has arrived bringing with it a healthy crop and serene views of the rice fields in Quang Nam Province.

Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as alarm mounted over the impact on health of a toxic smoke cloud.

A very dangerous activity of jumping from a power pole or cables into a pond has become popular among the youth in Ha Tinh.

Dangerously crossing rivers in Vietnam’s mountainous Central Highlands has become a way of life for locals.

In the flood-prone central province of Quang Nam, a further 5,000-odd households need to be relocated to safe areas, an official said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision ratifying the dismissal of Nguyen Truong To from the chairmanship of the People’s Committee of Ha Giang Province.

Rescuers in northwest China battled on with the grim task of searching for over 1,100 people missing in huge mudslides that have killed 337, but hopes faded.

Even modest rises in global temperatures will drive down rice production in Asia, a new study warned.

36 youth volunteers visited the K’Tu people in the remote commune of Ta Lang Ta, in Sekong Province’s Dak Chung District of Laos from August 2 to 4.

The 2010 Vietnam International Open Dance Sport Tournament, the Me Trang Cup, will be held in Hanoi on August 13-14.

The branches are to help lessen the financial burden faced by cancer patients in seeking treatment.

China Steel Corp., the largest steel maker in Taiwan, said that it is studying the feasibility of taking a stake in a Formosa Plastics Group's investment in Vietnam.