VIETNAM TODAY

A MIC 21 jetfighter crashed on May 29 morning in the central province of Binh Dinh during a training mission, but two pilots parachuted safely.

To boost public-private cooperation in health sector, a conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s northern province of Son La and Laos’ Luang Prabang province have completed the plan of planting 13 more border markers.

The growing number of aircraft near-misses in US skies is making civilian aviation authorities increasingly concerned.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its 44th annual meeting in Vietnam for the first time, in Hanoi from May 3-6, 2011.

An exhibition is being held in Rome, Italy, featuring photos taken by the famous Italian photographer, Maurizio Cofini.

Corruption in education and training, including the purchasing of higher marks, had given the sector a bad image, an official said.

Its quite unusual for a term named “movies” ranking top on the Google search.

Thousands of people were evacuated and airports were closed as two volcanos erupted in Guatemala and Ecuador, leaving two dead.

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Many families in HCMC are now able to enjoy cool air at home by leasing air-conditioners rather than buying new ones.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received a business delegation from the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

A seminar was held in Phu Quoc island district in the southern province of Kien Giang to discuss how to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta region.

The iBoP project promotes scientific and technological initiatives for poverty reduction.

At least 80 people were killed when rebels derailed a train packed with sleeping passengers in eastern India Friday.

Thousands of fired up and sleep-deprived gadget fans mobbed shops in Australia and Japan Friday as Apple's iPad began its international launch.

Taipei-based Fortune Securities Corp has recently been approved to become a publicly listed company in Vietnam, a business source said Thursday.

Vietnam’s Audio Visual Global Co. JSC will lease 2.5 transponders on the SES World Skies NSS-6 satellite starting late this year.

A ceremony was held to receive the remains of 149 Vietnamese soldiers who lost their lives while serving in Cambodia.