VIETNAM TODAY

The Consumer Price Index rose in August by 7.5 percent year-on-year and grew 0.83 percent from July, the General Statistics Office announced on August 24.

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Saturday pointed to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, several days after opposition groups said chemical strikes near Damascus killed hundreds.

Vietnam’s foreign investment capital over the past eight months totalled US$12.63 billion, an increase of 19.5% on 2012.

Environmental experts have just outlined the potential climate change and sea level rise scenarios for Vietnam in 2015.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is to integrate sea and island sovereignty into history lessons at all general schools in the 2013-2014 school year.

The twelve countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership reaffirmed their commitment to finalise a regional free trade agreement this year when they wrapped up the ministerial meeting of the 19th round of TPP negotiations in Brunei on August 23.

At least 29 people were killed and about 50 others wounded Friday at a prison in eastern Bolivia as clashes between rival gangs ended in a huge fire, officials said.

The rising fee for tv ads has driven companies to cut their commercials short, which has resulted in funny and even insulting videos.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was narrowly beaten by the Chess World Cup defending champion Peter Svidler in their tie-break games on August 23.

The Vietnamese tourism sector has been around for decades but it has not yet come up with its own national trademark, said an expert.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hanoi on August 23 held an exchange with the Asian-European Youth delegation, who are on their Vietnam tour from August 15-25.

A formal ceremony was held at the ASEAN headquarters in the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta , on August 23 to mark the 46th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

With students having meals at school, it is vital to improve the quality of the menus to ensure children's good health and improve their physical stature, experts have said.

Russians in the Far East on Friday scrambled to contain record floods which have affected more than 50,000 people and threatened to paralyse one of the region's biggest cities.

The Vietnam Association of Fine Arts, Gold Jewellery, and Gemstones on August 23 announced Ly Nha Ky as the National Jewellery Ambassador.

The Vietnam Social Security Fund will be completely used up by 2034 without timely policy reform, the ILO warned.

The 13th Vietnam International Hospital, Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi-Pharm Expo 2013) got underway in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22, showcasing latest medical services and products.

The prime minister of energy-poor Japan heads to the oil-rich Middle East this weekend in his latest push to promote nuclear technology exports, a spokesman said Friday, despite growing problems at the crippled Fukushima plant.

President of the Republic of Seychelles James Alix Michel will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 28-29.