VIETNAM TODAY

China's ruling Communist Party on Friday expelled disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai from top party positions and said it would hand him over for criminal investigation accused of multiples crimes, opening a new phase in a scandal that has

Vinacomin has raised various coal prices to a record high of 28% to nearly 40% depending on the quality for local electricity procurers.

The alleged filmmaker behind the video that sparked protests across Muslim countries was arrested and detained without bond.

Operating conditions are improving for the Vietnamese banking system, according to the Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

By 2015, Vietnam will open its press representative offices in 30 countries and territories around the world.

September's FDI reached over US$1 billion, bringing the total nine-month FDI in Vietnam to US$9.52 billion.

Nearly 1,000 domestic and foreign delegates will take part in the second international film festival in Hanoi from November 25-29.

A plane flying 19 people towards Mount Everest came down in flames, killing everyone on board.

The GDP rose by 5.35 per cent in the third quarter, higher than the two previous quarters' paces of 4 and 4.66 per cent, respectively.

Thang Long Bridge which connects Hanoi and Noi Bai Airport will be repaired at an estimated cost of VND12.05 billion. The work will be completed by 2016.

The Nhue and Day rivers in northern Ha Nam Province are being seriously polluted by waste water from craft villages, experts say.

About 1,000 delegates from around the world gathered yesterday in HCM City for the opening of the second Overseas Vietnamese conference.

No more Vietnamese workers would be sent to South Korea this year, according to the Overseas Worker Centre under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Former Dutch player Edgar Davids arrived in HCM City on September 27 to attend the 2012 Tiger Street Football tournament.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade disagrees with the Ministry of Finance on listing imported fuels as consumer goods.

Honda Vietnam is recalling 152,053 Wave 110 RSX motorbikes due to improperly assembled taillight systems.

The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars.

Vietnam’s rice output is expected to surpass 43 million tonnes in 2012, an increase of 1 million tonnes or 2.6 percent over the previous year.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew his "red line" for Iran's nuclear program on Thursday.