VIETNAM TODAY

Global economic recovery is slowing faster than expected and extra stimulus from governments may be needed, the OECD warned.

Environmental police from Phu Tho Province have found a Korean-owned company discharging untreated waste water into the Red River in Viet Tri City.

Prices of around 19 foreign drugs have soared, said the Vietnam Pharmaceutical Companies Association

Vietnam expects to earn US$5.2 billion from footwear exports in 2010.

Ethnic H’mong children in Muong Nhe District, Dien Bien Province are facing numerous obstacles on the path to school as their parents are still trying to make ends meet.

The UK and Vietnam signed a joint bilateral strategic partnership further strengthening ties between the two nations.

The home of the main male character in French writer Marguerite Duras' steamy novel "The Lover" is now open to tourists.

A delegation representing 15 Finnish enterprises said they wanted to look for local partners to develop renewable energy, wastewater treatment, and other environmental technologies.

Four Vietnamese athletes left on Monday for the World Judo Championship that will kick off today at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

The case of a woman in the northern province of Bac Giang who reportedly been pregnant up to 21 months has revealed a ring to swindle gullible people.

De Mai Tinh” (Fool for Love), the most recognizable comedy from Vietnam this year will be screened in five cities in the US starting on September 10.

Google is giving Web searchers a turbocharged engine that displays suggested Web links as fast as a person can type.

Five people remained missing late Wednesday as firefighters battled for a third day to contain a major wildfire in the western US state of Colorado, officials said.

Admirable stories were shared at a ceremony which honoured 88 individuals for their anti-corruption achievements.

More than 30 Chinese cassava importers and suppliers of cassava processing technology met local businesses on Sept.7 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The capital of Hanoi and the central ancient city of Hoi An are listed in the 2010 top ten attractive travel destinations in Asia.

The Government yesterday directed the State-owned shipbuilding giant Vinashin to report its existing bank credit debt and propose debt solutions.

World stock markets fell on Wednesday as investors sought safety amid fresh worries about the fragile economic recovery.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has urged the ministries of Transport and Public Security to increase inspections and punishment of those who continue to use banned vehicles.