VIETNAM TODAY

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced Le Quoc Quan to 30 months in prison for tax evasion pursuant to Clause 3, Article 161 of the Criminal Code at a trial on October 2.

Several ministries will cooperate to carry out an overall inspection of the baby formula milk industry in the next few days in an attempt to control the price.

Many people claim to be doctors by simply buying a practice certificate, a practice that is getting more popular in HCM City.

Chairman of Vietnamese Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan has urged all Vietnamese people from all walk of life both within and outside Vietnam to help victims of tropical storm Wutip.

Hanoi’s National My Dinh Stadium will host the 2013 U13 Southeast Asian Football Tournament (2013 Yamaha Cup) from October 4–6.

Chinese tourists should not pick their noses in public, pee in pools or steal airplane life jackets, China's image-conscious authorities have warned in a handbook in their latest effort to counter unruly behaviour.

The Da Nang authorities recently asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognise the Non Nuoc stone carving village as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The Agribank has signed a contract to sell its bad debts to Vietnam Asset Management Company, becoming the first bank to sell bad debts to the firm.

The Spanish Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s Executive Board have approved EUR7.9 million in Spanish Food Security Co-Financing Facility Trust funding for helping poor households in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces.

Almost 200 foreign racers from 29 Hanoi-based embassies and international organisations will participate in the Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper’s annual run.

Typhoon Wutip, which battered central provinces on September 30, has claimed at least 8 lives and left nearly 200 others injured.

World number one Novak Djokovic says it will be at least five years before Asia can produce a top-ranking men's player, and greater support for emerging players is the key.

A non-performing loan resolution can only be achieved with strong inter-ministerial collaboration in Vietnam, the ADB said in its report.

The Hanoi People’s Court on October 2 opened the first hearing for Le Quoc Quan, who was arrested on charges of tax fraud last December.

Domestic and foreign experts attending a seminar on October 1 have debated ways to improve climate change adaptation and natural resource management in Vietnamese coastal areas.

Senior officials from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, which together make up nearly 60 percent of global energy demand, have agreed to push forward the use of renewable energy.

The Ministry of Finance’s proposal to cut the minimum wage by VND100,000 per month from 2014 has encountered disagreement from government officials.

The use of the internet as a tool for early detection of HIV cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) has proven to be effective, particularly in light of budget cuts for HIV/AIDS prevention in HCM City.

The world's population will rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion and India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation, a French study said Wednesday.