VIETNAM TODAY

A Vietnam Airlines flight was forced to land suddenly in Frankfurt, Germany on July 28 because one of the passengers lost consciousness.

At least 36 people were killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi where Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants clashed on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.

Thousands of people throughout the country have, since mid-June, sent photos and text messages to raise funds in support of people and soldiers working and struggling for the Vietnamese sovereignty of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

American professor and historian, Larry Berman, has launched a bilingual Vietnamese and English website heralding the double life of legendary Vietnamese intelligence agent Pham Xuan An.

Many commercial banks are raising concerns that cheap money has not led to the growth-igniting investment spree the monetary policy was designed to encourage.

A workplace accident occurred on July 27 in the Vung Ang Economic Zone in Ha Tinh province, claiming two lives and injuring three others.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry and fisheries exports hit 17.43 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, up nearly 12 percent from the same period a year earlier. The figure included 2.38 billion USD earned in July.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have said they were considering a proposal by the Bitexco Group to manage two local bays, Ha Long and Bai Tu Long for 50 years.

China has told retired military officers to return non-essential public housing after an investigation found "irregularities", state media said Sunday, as Beijing steps up efforts to stamp out official corruption and excess.

Vietnamese top player Nguyen Tien Minh slid three places to the 20th spot in the world badminton rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation.

Poland always considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia, Polish leaders have affirmed during their meetings with visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The Culture, Food and Tourism Festival of North Central region opened at Binh Minh square, Cua Lo town, Nghe An province on July 25, attracting 32 businesses from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has announced that it will resume direct flights to HCM City as of October with four flights per week.

A man from Dong Thap Province, who was missing in a storage freezer warehouse managed to survive for five days trapped under frozen goods.

Israel and Hamas began a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza Saturday after the efforts of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry failed to produce a longer truce aimed at ending nearly three weeks of fighting.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 25 gave the nod to the proposal on building two DNA testing establishments, to aid identification of remains of as yet unidentified soldiers.

A climate change adaptation project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) kicked off in Tra Vinh province on July 25.

A delegation of leaders of the Party, State, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on July 25 offered incense at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and

Israel on Friday rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by US Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli public television said.