VIETNAM TODAY

The 18th meeting of record holders saw the biggest calendar and the thickest encyclopedia about women, among others.

Being blind for over 10 years, a young man has overcome many challenges in order to become self-sufficient.

Vietnam ’s turnover from footwear exports reached over 1 billion USD in the first quarter of 2010, up 10 percent over the same period last year.

Singapore companies see Vietnam as a "hot-spot" for franchise investment, director of Singapore's Astreem Corporation Pte Ltd. Hsien Naidu said.

A group of women have been scamming tourists with their cunning tricks while pretending to be street vendors.

The global economic crisis should serve as a "wake-up call" for Asia to commit to reforms, an executive at the Asian Development Bank says.

Vietnam will hold the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation (MDEC) Forum annually following a recent government decision.

A project worth EUR2.5 million was signed in Hanoi to help stamp out the worst forms of child labour in Vietnam.

The Truc Lam Buddhist Zen prayer woodblocks in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang Province are now seen as culturally priceless.

Vietnam’s trade deficit in the first quarter is “not as bad as it looks,” Barclays Plc said, citing foreign direct investment and remittances from overseas that cover the shortfall.

HCM City will allocate more than VND3 trillion for the city's 2010 poverty alleviation programme to reduce the number of poor households to 6.6%.

Vietnam’s economy has enjoyed impressive growth momentum in 2010’s first quarter, but a tougher road is ahead.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday on trains on Moscow's metro system, killing 38 people during morning rush-hour.

With a romantic performance, France took home the first prize of the International Firework Contest 2010.

The Thai Nguyen Province Court convicted 29 defendants who were accused of smuggling drugs, bribery and fraud.

A trade fair and an investment promotion forum to boost economic ties between Zhongshan city, Guangdong province of China.

The 12th conference of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (the 10th tenure) concluded on March 28.

Donor countries are facing a daunting challenge this week as they gather for a conference that hopes to deliver more than three billion dollars to rebuild Haiti.

At least 123 people were trapped underground Sunday after water gushed into a coal mine in northern China, a government agency said.