VIETNAM TODAY

Plans for a long discussed rail network to link China to six south-east Asian countries are advancing as critical gaps are filled in Cambodia.

Hundreds of people worked non-stop for 10 hours to transport the first section of the underwater tunnel to the site.

Bringing an end to a tense and suspenseful night, "The Hurt Locker" captured the best picture prize at the 82nd Academy Awards.

A special orchid currently under the threat of extinction has been found at the top of Voi Mep Mount.

These projects are to be re-zoned for other possible commercial interests

On Women’s day, each man has their own unique way to express his care and love to the women in his life.

Members of Saginaw Valley State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will depart on an educational and cultural visit to Vietnam.

According to Betty Nguyen herself via her twitter account she is leaving cable news giant CNN for broadcast television network CBS.

With the emerging economy and rising living standards of Vietnamese, the retail sector is expected to witness fast expansion in the country.

Vietnam and Malaysia will sign a cooperation agreement on criminal prevention and combat, said Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh at the end of his official visit to Malaysia.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province has evaluated damages to people living near Thi Vai River caused by Taiwanese MSG maker Vedan at VND191 billion.

Vietnamese government decided to donate US$150,000 to help the Chilean people recover from a recent earthquake.

A campaign has been launched to reform tertiary education management for the 2010-2012 period.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, branches and localities to take drastic measures to prevent forest fires and their endangering of forest resources and the natural environment.

Armed robbers have stormed a luxury hotel in central Berlin where a poker tournament was taking place, German police say.

The two sides discussed issues related to transnational crime control and drug and human trafficking.

Construction of the first private hospital for mothers and children invested by an overseas Vietnamese family in Laos started on March 6 in Vientiane.

A nationwide drought now threatens one of the world's richest agricultural regions, said a new report by the UN.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called for closer economic ties with Kiev while meeting with Ukraine's new President Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow.