VIETNAM TODAY

Viettel and VinaPhone are not being able to sell many iPhones, and MobiFone is still postponing its release date.

Walking through many places to call for people to plant trees, protect the environment and present gifts to orphans is his chosen path in life.

As market interest rate liberalisation chatter continues, base rate changes again shape up as a key factor driving the local banking market.

In part 9 of a series on Ho Chi Minh, Laura Lam reveals his steadfast demands and persistant pursuit of independence for his people.

The hotel is making splashes in Hanoi and may very well be a game changer for the 4-star hotel market.

The 18th meeting of record holders saw the biggest calendar and the thickest encyclopedia about women, among others.

Being blind for over 10 years, a young man has overcome many challenges in order to become self-sufficient.

Vietnam ’s turnover from footwear exports reached over 1 billion USD in the first quarter of 2010, up 10 percent over the same period last year.

Singapore companies see Vietnam as a "hot-spot" for franchise investment, director of Singapore's Astreem Corporation Pte Ltd. Hsien Naidu said.

A group of women have been scamming tourists with their cunning tricks while pretending to be street vendors.

The global economic crisis should serve as a "wake-up call" for Asia to commit to reforms, an executive at the Asian Development Bank says.

Vietnam will hold the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation (MDEC) Forum annually following a recent government decision.

A project worth EUR2.5 million was signed in Hanoi to help stamp out the worst forms of child labour in Vietnam.

The Truc Lam Buddhist Zen prayer woodblocks in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Bac Giang Province are now seen as culturally priceless.

Vietnam’s trade deficit in the first quarter is “not as bad as it looks,” Barclays Plc said, citing foreign direct investment and remittances from overseas that cover the shortfall.

HCM City will allocate more than VND3 trillion for the city's 2010 poverty alleviation programme to reduce the number of poor households to 6.6%.

Vietnam’s economy has enjoyed impressive growth momentum in 2010’s first quarter, but a tougher road is ahead.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday on trains on Moscow's metro system, killing 38 people during morning rush-hour.

With a romantic performance, France took home the first prize of the International Firework Contest 2010.