VIETNAM TODAY

Many students complain that they learn little more than how to clean offices and make tea during their probation with companies.

The state-owned Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation’s market share has fallen to only around 50% from a previous 60%, according to a recent report.

Mali and Mauritania have become the latest countries to ban plastic bags in what appears to be a popular environmental gesture.

Thousands of protesters in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq called Thursday for the release of prisoners and the resignation of the Shiite premier, the latest in more than a week of anti-government rallies.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre opened the Ta Tung Tu relic after a year of restoration work, according to the centre's director, Phan Thanh Hai.

The Ministry of Education and Training has stated that it would restructure the training establishment network and stop the “university bubble.”

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday following the previous day's huge gains after US lawmakers agreed a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

A new book on the Cham culture has just been published in five languages by the The Gioi (World) Publishers.

Quang Binh’s search 13 missing fishermen continued while another seven fishing crew from another vessel are also reported missing.

Five men face charges of rape, kidnapping and murder in a New Delhi court. Lawyers have refused to defend the accused, saying it would be “immoral”.

The Nong Son thermal power plant was left partially finished after the Chinese contractor refused to continue the project.

Female traffic police began controlling traffic at major T-junctions in Hanoi from this morning.

The collection of annual road-use fees from motorists began in a few big cities yesterday.

A gunman opened fire in the southern Swiss village of Daillon late on Wednesday, killing three people, police said.

The first cold spell of the year would blanket the northern region early this morning, warned the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Police in Hai Phong City decided to prosecute the former chairman of Tien Lang District's People's Committee for his alleged misconduct in an unlawful land seizure in his locality last year.

At least 60,000 people have died in Syria’s almost two-year-long conflict, the UN’s Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has said.

Military Zone 4’s Naval Command launched three ships on January 2 carrying gifts for soldiers and residents of Truong Sa island district for the 2013 Tet.

Foreign relations in would continue to play a part in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development in 2013, says Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.