VIETNAM TODAY

An Australian research team said they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish that are decimating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

President Hugo Chavez put to rest any doubts about his masterful political touch in winning a third consecutive six-year term.

More than VND51 billion (USD2.4 million) was raised at a “Day for the Poor” launch ceremony in Hanoi on October 7.

53 giant State-owned groups in Vietnam have made their restructuring plans in the context of the nationwide policy.

Public investment has proven relatively ineffective in past years, according to a new report.

A community dance performance entiled "Hay Cung Hat Vang" was held at My Dinh Stadium, with the participation of 10,000 people.

The nation's trade deficit this year is on track to shrink from last year's $10 billion to just $1 billion due to a sharp decline in imports, said the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

A symposium dubbed ‘Fundamentals of the Langlands Program’ in honor of professor Ngo Bao Chau, will be held by Fields Institute in Toronto Canada from October 15-18.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has claimed the Chinese Taipei Open title after defeating the host Tien Chen Chou 2-0 in the final match.

The Prime Minister has approved a plan to upgrade Cat Bi International Airport in the northern city of Hai Phong to receive Boeing B747, Boeing B777 and Airbus A321 aircraft.

Work on the construction of a waste water treatment station at Bay Mau lake in the city’s largest green park started on October 7, helping improve the capital city’s environment.

The eurozone finally gets its 500 billion euro rescue fund when finance ministers meet amid growing uncertainty over Greece's debt bailout and whether Spain will need help in turn.

The first Nobel to be announced this year will be the medicine prize on Monday at around 0930 GMT.

The northern province of Bac Giang received a UNESCO certificate recognising a collection of woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem pagoda as part of the world documentary heritage of Asia-Pacific.

A photo exhibition themed around “Hanoi’s Days and Nights in 1972” will be held from October 11-November 9 at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi.

Soon after making landfall in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, Storm ‘Gaemi’ downgraded into a low pressure zone, bringing with it torrential rainfall in the southern parts of the central region and highland areas.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group.

Despite Government support, many businesses and sectors are still striving to escape the general downturn independently.

The United States and Peru decided to renegotiate a 60-year-old defense cooperation agreement between the two countries as Washington seeks to deepen security ties with Latin America.