VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese tra fish account for 99.9 percent of the global market share, said an official.

When PhD graduate Doan Ha Thang saw ethnic children speaking up to six languages to foreign tourists in Sa Pa, he realised the unlimited learning potential of young students.

Buddhist Cultural Week aims to spread awareness of the country’s largest religion with a series of exhibitions and seminars on literature, history and culture.

STX Europe officially launched its shipyard in Vung Tau, Vietnam, on the occasion of the naming of the first vessel to be built there.

Representatives of the nation's seven mobile service providers offered comments on a draft circular that would regulate customer promotions in the telecommunications sector.

Young American couple prepare to embark on a journey to Vietnam together, but separately.

Police arrested a Pakistan-born suspect trying to board a plane to Dubai after a failed Times Square bomb plot.

Japanese officials were in Hanoi to promote Japanese infrastructure projects, such as the construction of nuclear power plants and high-speed rail systems.

Returning home after living abroad for over three years was an overwhelming and thought provoking experience, writes David Cornish.

Hanoi will use VND 500 billion (US $26 million) from the local budget to stabilize prices of prime commodities and rein in inflation.

Senior trade officials from eight member countries of ASEAN began a visit to the US on May 2

Ho Chi Minh City's Sai Gon Bridge needs a $2.3m renovation, the city Department of Transport said following an inspection.

All children old enough to be vaccinated will be protected against five diseases (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and meningitis).

The Vietnam News Agency held a get-together for former leaders and staff from central Viet Nam, all of whom are veterans of the American War, in Da Nang.

Vietnam has yet to find the potential heirs to an older generation of artists who bemoan the lack of creativity among emerging new talent.

The US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy set off its San Diego naval base on May 1 for a trip of humanitarian assistance in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam.

A 20-member delegation from an university in Qatar is to explore the rich history, people and places in Vietnam for the first time.

PM Dung has approved a plan on island economic development with the total investment of USD 8.5 million by 2020.

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has appeared in a new video issued months after his reported death, vowing revenge attacks on the United States.