VIETNAM TODAY

Part of the river will be isolated to serve the construction of Vietnam's first underwater tunnel.

Experts from an Asian turtle protection program are preparing to establish a nature reserve to protect a local tortoise in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province.

The El Nino phenomenon will continue to affect Asia, including Vietnam, through the end of May, resulting in widespread drought in the next two months.

Petrolimex is by far the largest petroleum company in Vietnam, but it’s definitely not the only one in its field, said a government official.

The Vietsovpetro joint venture enterprise and the Vietnam-Russia-Japan company (VRJ) welcomed on March 5 the first flow of oil from the Nam Rong-Doi Moi oilfield.

The capital city of Hanoi is ranked as one the world’s most ideal tourism destination, announced Frommer, a US prestigious tourist publisher.

Genetically modified plants have increased both output and people’s incomes, protecting biodiversity, the environment and the climate.

Police recommended Can Tho People’s Procuracy to prosecute 5 people involved in human trafficking.

Advisers to President Barack Obama are close to recommending that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, be tried in a military tribunal.

Bui Tien Dung, Former General Manager of PMU 18 and 9 accused accomplices will appear in court again.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has approved a new proposal on the establishment of VietAir Joint-Stock Airline, the fourth carrier to be licensed in Vietnam.

Incidents occurring in 2009 have caused the death of 80 people and burned property worth $26 million to ashes.

The second phase of constructing Thu Thiem Tunnel in HCM City will begin on March 8.

A working group on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade has made its debut in Hanoi to help Vietnam in forest management.

Representatives of the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on the Nammo 1 hydro power plant.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam has postponed its inspection of Vinashin until June 2010.

8 suspects were taken into custody for suspected involvement in a highway car chase and shoot-out in Hanoi.

Have a hankering for moments of solitude when you feel one with nature, all alone on an uninhabited, beautiful island? Kien Giang Province has a few islets to offer for such an experience.

A gunman drew a weapon and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded.