VIETNAM TODAY

The MOET has released a new decision offering school admission preferences to the students from the three difficult areas.

Japan approved a $5.3 billion cash injection to boost the stuttering economy, a move likely to add pressure for more central bank measures with a general election on the horizon.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked central coastal provinces to be well prepared for a storm which is forecast to batter the central coast late on October 27.

Vietnam has met all conditions to host the 18th Asian Games in 2019, says Wei Jizhong from the Olympic Council of Asia.

The Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony in Hanoi to honour students who won prizes at regional and international Olympiads in 2012.

The State Bank of Vietnam is drafting a plan to set up a national debt trading company.

Out of 2,500 student applications, the Vietnam Circus and Variety Arts College only selected 33 for their 2012-2016 intake. However half of the new students have decided to quit.

Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed one notch up in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings to return to world’s top ten.

The annual year-end spike in demand for foreign currency has set in, but it is unlikely that foreign currency loans by banks will expand sharply as a result.

Microsoft took a big step into mobile, unveiling a revamped version of its flagship Windows system and offering a closer look at Surface, its entry into the hot tablet market.

Dong Nai police are investigating a suspected ring of beggars after receiving information and photos about them from reporters.

Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba, leaving a path of destruction on the eastern end of the island, officials said.

Foreign journalists and news organisations will be allowed to continue press activities providing they comply with Vietnamese laws, according to a new Government decree.

Paediatrics Hospitals 1 and 2 in HCM City are at bursting point, treating over 13,000 children a day.

A tropical storm named Son Tinh has entered the East Sea and is forecast to gain strength in the coming hours.

President Truong Tan Sang affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the friendship with the Republic of Panama during his talks with President of Alberto Martinelli in Hanoi.

More foreigners should be allowed to buy apartments and more small apartments should be built in order to save the real estate market, experts said.

The regime of President Bashar al-Assad and Syria's main rebel force have agreed to a ceasefire beginning Friday morning to coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

The municipal authorities of Hanoi issued the Renewable Energy Development Program to boost the application of advanced technologies in exploiting renewable energies.