VIETNAM TODAY

China's Li Na stormed into the final of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Maria Sharapova, leaving her one victory away from her second major title.

Australian resources firm Linc Energy said it had uncovered a huge oil deposit in the nation's vast outback.

Several educators have said that the country’s teacher training methods remain a shamble.

Vietnam lost more than 3,000ha of its forest cover in 2012, a year-end review conference heard last week.

HCM CIty's police is investigating a case in which four teenagers were abused at a local flower shop where they worked.

According an annual survey conducted by Adecco, 34% of Vietnamese children say they would like to become doctors.

Two US citizens were awarded the “For Vietnam Agent Orange Victims” insignia in recognition of their fight for Vietnamese AO victims on January 23.

Giang Son Company has announced it intends to sue the Big C supermarket for violating the trademark of Yen The chicken.

The gathering of “sensitive” services institutions would virtually legalise prostitution, one official said.

Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from Tuesday's vote with a new term as Israel's leader, facing fresh global pressure over peace with the Palestinians.

Hong Kong magazine Corporate Governance Asia has named Mai Kieu Lien, the Vinamilk chief, Asia’s Best CEO in the “investor relations” category.

Traffic police in the capital have begun a serious crackdown on coaches that are operating illegally around major stations to cheat passengers.

Researchers in Japan said they have succeeded in growing human kidney tissue from stem cells for the first time in a potential breakthrough for millions with damaged organs.

A decision to legally recognise a transgender male as a woman might be revoked by authorities in Binh Phuoc Province.

Pham Thanh Tan, former CEO of Agribank, has been arrested on vague charges of ‘wrongdoings’, an official has said.

Students are hiring stand-ins to represent them in lesson in the run-up to Tet.

The number of people taking social and healthcare insurance amounted to over 60 million in 2012, equivalent to 68% of the population, according to the Vietnam Social Security.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was left cobbling together a broad coalition on Wednesday after failing to win a majority in an election he had expected would be an easy victory.

The services sector can only developed when the scope of production is expanding, said experts at a recent conference.