VIETNAM TODAY

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will carry out large-scale environmental investigations in industrial parks nationwide.

Emerging Asia is leading global trade confidence, with domestic-oriented economies like India, Vietnam, Indonesia and China among the most optimistic.

The nine crew members of the hijacked Miri-registered tugboat Atlantic 3 were found in the high seas, about two days journey from the shores of Vietnam.

Fairline has announced plans to send its first Targa 44 luxury boat to Vietnam as part of efforts to expand the company's operations in Asia.

In part three of her series, Laura Lam shares how the Viet Minh delivered a devastating blow as the battle at Dien Bien Phu began.

China’s ban on fishing in waters in the East Sea, including the areas under Vietnam’s sovereignty, is totally worthless, said a Vietnamese spokesperson.

An Icelandic volcano has sent up a new plume of ash and is set to emit another cloud of debris after surging back to life.

A survey revealed that 77% of Vietnamese people who had seen anti-smoking material oppose being exposed to second-hand smoke in public places.

In part two of a series on Dien Bien Phu's historical battle, Laura Lam details both sides preparations.

Pham Tan Phung, 91, is well known for active participation in promoting educational activity in Quang Nam Province.

A woman has managed to remove herself and her family from the village's list of impoverished households, leaving people looking on in awe.

The Electricity of Vietnam Group has said that electricity lackage would continue this month, causing power cuts across the country.

A Russian MP has asked an eccentric regional leader to explain his behaviour after claiming on state television that he was visited at home by aliens in a UFO.

A national conference was held in Hanoi on May 5 to review operations of press agencies over the past three years and deploy their major tasks in 2010.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day this year will be greeted with a call for action against the negative impacts of urbanisation.

Authorities in the northern port city of Haiphong have discovered nearly two tons of elephant tusks illegally imported from Kenya.

The fourth retail fair of Thailand opened in Hanoi on May 5 with the participation of 90 Thai businesses.

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Hua of Vietnamese descent has been selected to represent the metro district on the 2010 Rose Festival Court.

Police have added additional charges to the couple responsible for the brutal torture and beating of a 14 year-old boy.