VIETNAM TODAY

State President Truong Tan Sang has sent a letter to children nationwide wishing them a joyous Mid-Autumn festival.

The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed amendments to the 2004 Bankruptcy Law yesterday.

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a speech marking the 12th anniversary of 9/11, called Thursday for attacks on the United States and a boycott of the world's largest economy.

Vietnam aims to record US$30 billion from border trade by 2020, according to a development plan approved recently by the Prime Minister.

Groundwater is receding by 0.5-1 metre a year in HCM City, Nguyen Van Nga, head of the city's Natural Resources and Water Division, has warned.

UN experts will give "overwhelming" confirmation that chemical weapons were used in Syria, UN leader Ban Ki-moon predicted Friday, as he blasted President Bashar al-Assad as a war criminal.

The 2013 YxineFF international online short film festival will open in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21.

The international community has pledged to provide Vietnam total ODA of nearly USD80 billion over the past two decades.

The Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be re-opened on September 20 after a five-month upgrade.

The Tuan Chau Group and US-based ISC Corporation yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a project to build a US$7.5 billion entertainment and hotel complex in the Van Don economic zone.

Vietnam saw its pool of wealthy individuals grow significantly in 2013, up 14.7 percent from last year, ranking second in Southeast Asia in term of the growth rate, according to the US ’ Wall Street Journal.

One of Britain's biggest colleges on Friday dropped a ban on Muslim face veils after thousands of people signed a petition against the rule.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luong Thanh Nghi, has said that Vietnam welcomes Russia's proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international supervision.

The MoNRE has proposed to re-evaluate the construction of two hydropower projects due to their potential environmental pollution.

Abbott Nutrition Vietnam announced it has destroyed all batches of imported milk for children suspected of containing the Clostridium Botulinum germ that may cause muscle paralysis.

Four men found guilty in last year’s fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi are to be sentenced on Friday. Prosecutors have sought the death penalty but activists warn that the rise of executions in India will

Vietnam is estimated to lose around 1.5% of GDP due to property damage caused by natural disasters, one official said.

About 2.45 million workers in rural areas will be provided with vocational training courses under a national target programme on employment and vocational training in the 2013-2015 period.

The Vietnamese national football team climbed three places to 153 rd in the latest FIFA rankings, released on September 12.