VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Whenever the weather heats up, Saigonese people flock to anywhere cool to escape the scorching sunshine, but sometimes the heat is too much to take.

Singapore will soon provide a glimpse into the world's most expensive building, Marina Bay Sands, an integrated resort related to the Venetian Macao.

Vietnamese Spokesperson stressed that China’s deployment of fisheries patrol boats to Truong Sa Archipelago severely violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands.

The second segment of Thu Thiem Tunnel was positioned under Sai Gon River successfully.

Japanese automaker Nissan says it is aiming for a greater share of Vietnam's recovering automotive market when it begins to sell locally-assembled vehicles on Tuesday.

PM Dung has affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment to working closely with other countries in the Mekong River Basin to use and protect the river’s resources effectively and sustainably.

The meeting of ASEAN deputy finance ministers and vice central bank governors opened in Nha Trang city of the central coast province of Khanh Hoa on April 5.

An explosion ripped through a coal mine Monday in the US state of West Virginia, killing at least eight miners and leaving more than 20 unaccounted for

Steel prices have risen four times this year, resulting in a surge in the share prices of all listed steel making companies.