VIETNAM TODAY

Former chairman of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Duong Chi Dung and nine others face prosecution on charges of intentionally violating State regulations on economic management that caused severe consequences, and misappropriating public property.

One of Vietnam's leading conservationists has blamed the study "Rhino horn consumers, who are they?" released by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC and the WWF in late September for subsequent misunderstandings over Vietnamese wildlife intentions.

Swiss radiation experts have confirmed they found traces of polonium on clothing used by Yasser Arafat which "support the possibility" the veteran Palestinian leader was poisoned.

Vietnamese-born pianist Pham Minh Hoang has been given first prize at the Young Performers Awards (YPA) organised by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Credit organizations forecast that the October consumer price index (CPI) will rise just 0.76% compared to the September figure of 1.06%.

Dragonfly Theatre Co and Sai Gon Sound System are set to stage Dangerous Liaisons, an English play based on the classic novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos De Laclos.

Britain is to make it easier for Chinese nationals to obtain visas in an effort to boost business between the two countries, finance minister George Osborne announced.

Typhoon Nari is raging through several localities in central Vietnam, forcing nearly 156,000 people to move to safer places.

Dang Dinh Nam and Nguyen Duy Huynh from the Hanoi University of Business and Technology have won the special prize at the 9 th national young inventors contest.

As part of the national strategy on vocational training development, the HCM City authorities aim to improve facilities and teaching at 14 selected schools.

Vietnamese labourers who want to be sent to a European country to work must pay a deposit between USD1,000 and USD2,000, according to a newly-issued circular.

Outrage mounted in India Monday after at least 115 devotees were crushed to death or drowned near a Hindu temple.

World powers will meet for fresh talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme on Tuesday, as hopes rise for a more conciliatory approach from the new Tehran government.

Credit institutions are expecting interest rate to be lowered 1% this year, according to the SBV's Department of Monetary Forecast and Statistic.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang agreed on measures to boost the partnership between Vietnam and China during their talks in Hanoi.

Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lined the downtown streets of Hanoi in the early morning hours of October 13, to bid farewell as General Vo Nguyen Giap began his final journey to his motherland, central Quang Binh province.

A memorial service for General Vo Nguyen Giap was held solemnly at the national morgue at 5 Le Thanh Tong street, Hanoi on October 13.

A fierce cyclone tore into India's coast, killing at least five people, forcing half a million into shelters and threatening to devastate farmland and fishing hamlets.

A literature exam stirred up controversy when it required students to give opinions on statements of two controversial young girls in Vietnam's showbiz.