VIETNAM TODAY

A number of real estate trading floors have disappeared or changed business after a time operating in the gloomy market.

Vietnam rejects China’s announcement to invite foreign oil firms to tender for exploration off Hoang Sa archipelago.

Vietnam is now ready to celebrate the 67th anniversary of National Day on September 2nd with a variety of entertainment activities in big cities.

A Japanese court rejected Apple's claim that Samsung stole its technology, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker which won more than $1 billion in damages in the US from its bitter rival.

Global Road Safety Partnership has pledged to assist Vietnam in a project on completing traffic safety laws.

Eight people died and 46 were missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Guinea, a paramilitary police source said.

Many fake license plates have been smuggled out of Bac Ninh Province to other localities because of a lack of supervision.

Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating on Sharp Corp. to junk status, following huge losses at the struggling Japanese consumer electronics giant.

Dairy producers are battling to maintain market share as new competitors enter the market.

Vietnam men's and women's teams failed to claim a second win at the World Chess Olympiad in Turkey.

A flash flood in the northern province of Lao Cai left at least seven dead and several others missing.

Iran was under intensified international pressure after a IAEA report charged that it was expanding its controversial nuclear programme and had "hampered" the UN watchdog's inspectors.

The total forest area burnt down between January and August amounted to 1,915 hectares, two times higher than the same period last year, said the Forest Protection Department.

Vegetarian food restaurants have seen a huge upswing in customers during the Vu Lan Festival today.

Motorbikes should not be restricted from central areas of large cities because it could affect the lives of many people, an official said.

As Vietnam gears up for the new school year, a shortage of classrooms and the over-collection of tuition and other fees are worrying educators.

A Japanese court will issue a ruling in a bitter patent dispute between Apple and its South Korean rival Samsung, the latest case in a global battle between the two technology giants.

Residents at Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower have filed a lawsuit against the company for its fraud in apartment sales.

Romney vowed to rescue the US economy and create jobs as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the climax of a convention that sought to humanize the candidate.