VIETNAM TODAY

Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia experience the fastest growth in popularity in Asia, according to Cheapflights UK, a British website for price search and comparison in travel.

Starting in 2010, the TOEIC test will be used to measure students' English proficiency to guide placement decisions within Vietnam's vocational training system.

The number of users playing online games in Vietnam is forecasted to surpass 10 million by 2011, according to a new research.

Investigators blamed pilot error Thursday for a crash that killed Poland's president.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has issued a travel warning for agencies not to take Vietnamese tourists to Bangkok and other unstable areas in Thailand.

Geotechnical Research Center (GTC) has been operating for over 20 years with thousands of research projects, technology application contracts.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has concluded his official visit to Laos, which was made at the invitation of Lao State President Chummaly Saynhaxon.

Injury accidents among children have become a public health concern and are a leading cause of child fatalities in Vietnam.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country currently lacks around 40,000 nursing staff while just 6 percent of all nurses hold a university degree.

Thailand's government urged "Red Shirt" protesters Thursday to return to the negotiating table as the army cleared abandoned armoured vehicles from Bangkok's streets.

The health sector planned to step up food inspections to raise safety and hygiene standards, said a health official.

Hanoi will organise firework displays in 14 locations on April 30 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Liberation of south Vietnam and National Re-Unification Day.

Vietnam has adopted a suitable monetary policy and introduced effective measures to weather the economic downturn, said the World Bank Chairman Robert Zoellick.

Money transfer company MoneyGram International announced that Eximbank is the latest financial institution to join the company’s agent network.

The number of imported cars in March increased by 45% to a total of 3,649 vehicles, according to Customs' statistics.

Vietnam will use Japanese bullet train technology in a 56-billion-dollar national railway link, an official said Thursday.

Rescue workers dug through piles of rubble Thursday searching for survivors of a devastating quake in China which killed over 600 people and left thousands homeless.

Licensed high rise construction projects have made a negative impact on HCM City's plan to deal with traffic congestion.

Another shark suspected of attacking several people off the coast of Quy Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh was caught by a local fisherman.