VIETNAM TODAY

Google said it is planning to release its Chrome operating system, seen as a rival to Microsoft's Windows system, for free in the autumn.

A free combined five-in-one vaccine programme for under one year-old children nation-wide started yesterday, said a health official.

The South African national anthem includes verses in five of the country's 11 official languages.

SPAR International is set to build even further on last year’s impressive growth, thanks to its highly anticipated upcoming launch into Vietnam.

A cooperation agreement has been signed to boost consumption of goods and services in rural areas for the 2010-2011 period.

Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. is considering becoming a player in Vietnam's water management industry.

Vietnamese students will have a chance to share their perspectives on regional issues at a conference in association with Harvard University.

A northerly cold front moving towards Vietnam should bring medium to heavy rainfall to the northern part of the country.

Over 60 Danish families along with their Vietnamese adopted children gathered at a meeting hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark.

Cancer could claim 13.3 million lives a year by 2030, the World Health Organisation's cancer research agency said Tuesday.

Vietnamese youth enjoy a much better standard of living than they did just five years ago, according to a new survey.

On the occasion of International Children's Day, Hanoi Medical University organised a charity musical performance to help children with harelip.

President Nguyen Minh Triet received a delegation of US writers, poets and researchers of the Vietnamese culture, in Hanoi.

45 years after their last letter, pen pals Linda Brondollar (U.S.) and Lang Nguyen (Vietnam) are reunited.

The World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010, slated for June 6-7 in Ho Chi Minh City, will highlight the rising role of Asia.

With a close proximity to the natural heritage site Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Chay Lap is firmly on the tourist map.

Ly Thuy Trang is a student, who sells cakes for a living in markets and always keeps her books close to her side.

Cavico will extract and process the stone from the Nui Tao Stone Mine, and then market the stones to customers in Vietnam.

CKE Restaurants, Inc. opened its first Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam this week.