VIETNAM TODAY

Cambodia hosted a friendly boat race with Vietnam and Thailand in its Koh Kong Province.

“Our fast-growing economy enables us to improve our military with more advanced weapons,” said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

The number of Vietnamese students attending U.S. colleges and universities increased at the fastest pace.

Vietnam strives to achieve the national goal of primary education universalisation for children in all provinces and cities by 2015.

A forum on ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) was held in Nanning city, Guangxi province, China on January 7.

Film screening and discussion with director will highlight Vietnamese history and viewpoints to the U.S, professors say.

Vietnam has invited President Barack Obama to visit the Southeast Asian country later this year for a regional summit.

A group of poets and artists in Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam, are making a collection of 1,000 calligraphic poems printed on 1,000 metres of silk.

A two-month comprehensive check on road transport vehicles to ensure traffic safety and order for the upcoming Tet holiday was launched on January 1.

Hanoi will be accepting social house buying applications from April 2010 onwards.

Vietnam took over the chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN from Thailand on Jan. 6.

An online exchange was held between young Vietnamese students living abroad and had a very exciting, inspiring atmosphere.

About 12,000 people will participate in a charity walk for the poor in HCM City on Jan 10.

Saigon Water Corporation has chosen MWH Soft's industry-leading H2OMAP Water Suite software for advanced water distribution modeling and design.

Taiwan-based network equipment maker Accton Technology has decided to set up a joint venture with Viettel Telecom in Vietnam.

Series of political, economic and commercial celebrations will be held in the two countries.

People will be able to buy video games they can control by moving their bodies instead of punching buttons or swinging controllers in the air.

First orders may be placed at a major conference to be held on Jan. 28, 2010 at the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre building in Hanoi

Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines are competing to become the first Asian country to sell bonds in foreign currencies in the international market this year.