VIETNAM TODAY

Swiss banking giant UBS AG is to cut as many as 10,000 employees, or some 15 percent of its staff, to drastically shrink its ailing investment bank.

Order has been restored on the coffee market with domestic enterprises having regaining the material market which was controlled by foreign enterprises.

The Airport Corporation of Vietnam has announced plans to close the historic town of Hue's Phu Bai International Airport in Thua Thien Hue Province in March next year for runway reparation.

A group calling themselves the "Moroccanghosts" hacked into the French site of the EuroMillions lottery, leaving a message in both French and Arabic denouncing gambling as the "work of the devil".

The French Development Agency has signed two agreements to finance a combined EUR25 million for vocational training in Vietnam.

Travelers along the National Highway 1A are amazed seeing wild ancient trees sold along the road, pricing from a few dozens to a few hundreds of million dong.

Folk games, which used to be considered a part of Vietnamese culture, have been fading out, in favour of more high-tech games.

The 21st World Karate Championships 2012 will officially mark the return of Vietnam's former world champion Nguyen Hoang Ngan after a two-year absence.

A programme to promote trade and investment between Vietnam and Argentina was held in HCM City on October 29.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh has affirmed the importance of the ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity.

Rising numbers of runaway Vietnamese workers in foreign countries have hindered Vietnam’s labour exports, an official said.

Microsoft on Monday set out to win over iPhone or Android gadget devotees with Windows 8 smartphones that emphasize individualism and unify digital lives in the Internet cloud.

Mark Cavendish said in an interview that he hopes to end the opening stage of next year's 100th Tour de France in the race leader's coveted yellow jersey.

The 4th meeting of the ASEAN Integration Development Cooperation Forum (IDCF) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29 to discuss ways of narrowing the development gap between ASEAN member nations.

An Giang Province attracts more than five million domestic and international holidaymakers annually, making it the key tourist destination in the Mekong Delta region.

French President Francois Hollande holds talks with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth.

Ongoing urban expansion and growth in the capital has necessitated the diversification of water sources from its long-term sole dependence on underground water.

Charity tours have been added into the lists of tourism products offered by travel firms. However, the firms still keep very cautious in developing the new product.

Vietnam Report has made public a list of 1,000 corporate tax payers in 2012, with their total amount reaching up to VND54 billion of which state-owned enterprises accounted for 58.44 percent.