VIETNAM TODAY

Jubilant celebrations erupted on the streets of Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect.

Amid economic difficulties, many enterprises have applied several measures to bore their staff out of employment.

The NA has finally resolved the long-running saga over whether law lecturers can also work as lawyers.

Most Vietnamese students believe that teachers need to be grateful to them, because they bring money to teachers which can feed teachers’ families.

Vietnam was placed second only to the host Indonesia in the 9th ASEAN Skill Competition with five golds, four silvers, five bronzes and 11 certificates of excellent skills.

Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012.

Vietnam Airlines plans to open two new routes between HCM City and Jakarta and between Hanoi and Phu Quoc on December 2.

The ongoing economic crisis has not hit the Mekong Delta's tourism sector too hard as tourists still continue to flock to the region.

U22 Vietnam narrowly beat Thailand’s Chonburi FC 2-1 in its final match of Group A to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2012 Binh Duong Television Cup.

Traffic police, land management, customs and construction see the most corruption cases, a survey showed.

Banking mogul Nguyen Duc Kien’s case is a typical example of dangerous cross ownership, one official has said.

Eurozone finance ministers failed at an emergency meeting to strike a deal to unblock bailout funds needed to keep Greece from bankruptcy and said they would try again next week.

Three samples taken from 25 rats and house mice in HCM City's District 3 tested positive for the Hantavirus, which can lead to potentially fatal diseases in human.

NA deputies proposed a change to the Law on Science and Technology, which has shown a number of shortcomings.

The southern province of Kien Giang needs more than USD44 million to cope with climate change, according to the German International Cooperation.

Sharing hard-earned experience in using nuclear power for peaceful purposes was the focus of discussions among Vietnamese and Japanese experts and managers at a recent seminar.

Quang Nam Province asked EVN to allocate VND2.5 billion to help Bac Tra My District to deal with consequences of recent earthquakes.

The fourth session of the 13th National Assembly passed six laws during the November 20 sitting.

The latest housing designs and property developments will be on display at the VIETBUILD 2012 international exhibition in Hanoi's Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre.