VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will compete in the 2013 All England Open Badminton Championships from March 5-10.

A tour bus collided with a car and pickup truck, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others Sunday night on a Southern California mountain highway, authorities said.

The Vietnam Gold Business Association has urged the State Bank of Vietnam to abolish the export tax on jewellery which is at 10 per cent now.

The tradition of releasing carp and other objects into rivers on the Day of Kitchen God has caused pollution to rivers, including Red River.

At least 33 people were killed after a suicide bomber and two gunmen attacked a police headquarters in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, official sources said.

Around 95% chicken illegally imported has been found to contain levels of antibiotics that could be harmful to health.

The days near the Tet Festival are an opportunity for commercial centres, supermarkets, and shops in HCM City to take advantage of business opportunities and increase revenue.

Iran said it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program.

Twenty-four national disaster management officers from ASEAN countries have gathered for a course to learn the skills needed for the Disaster Monitoring and Response System.

Many Vietnamese people have apparently been losing confidence in locally-trained doctors and have been seeking medical care abroad, several medical experts said.

A special television exchange was broadcast live from Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, and Can Tho City on February 2 to mark the 45th anniversary of the General Offensive and Uprising of Mau Than Spring in 1968.

At the time the government certified Boeing's 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type of batteries used to power the airliner's electrical systems from being carried as cargo on passenger planes because of the fire risk. Now

On Feb 1, the HCMC Labor Federation held a meeting for 500 families of disadvantaged workers to early enjoy traditional Tet.

The UAE national football squad will arrive in Vietnam on February 4 to prepare for their Asian Cup qualifying match against the hosts.

In the Arab and Muslim world, facial hair signifies a lot more than personal style, writes Cairo-based journalist Ashraf Khalil.

A meeting to mark the 83rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the 1968 Spring Offensive and Uprising was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

Vice chairman of Vietnam Contractors Association, Nguyen Quoc Hiep, gave an interview on improving the relationship between investors and contractors.

Egypt's Interior Minister vowed Saturday to investigate the beating of a naked man by riot police that threatened to further inflame popular anger against security forces, but suggested that initial results absolve the police of direct abuse.

India's cabinet has approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi that sparked national outrage.