VIETNAM TODAY

Former PM Silvio Berlusconi has returned to the political frontline, vowing to abolish a key tax on homes in remarks likely to stoke investors' jitters about Italy's future after an election next spring.

Fifty eight students, aged 6 to 25, with particular defects have been learning with Teacher Le Thi Hoa for six years at Huong Lan Pagoda, Hanoi's Chuong My District.

On the occasion of his official working visit to Vietnam on September 17-19, 2012 German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rosler said this visit was to sharpen the two nations’ bilateral investment and trade ties.

The race for capital among commercial banks has become fierce after the State Bank of Vietnam issued new regulations on the inter-bank market, which took effect on September 1.

An international three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully on the cloudless central Kazakhstan steppe.

Quang Ngai Province has opened up to bids for the exploitation of antiques from the recently discovered wrecked ship.

Hundreds of students have been caught and punished for traffic violations in the last month after a concentrated crackdown by Hanoi police.

The PM has appointed the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade as the chairman of the Electricity of Vietnam Group.

Controversial rapper Nicki Minaj and country singer Keith Urban joined the "American Idol" judging panel on Sunday, as the ageing Fox show seeks to boost its star power.

The Song Tranh 2 Hydro-power Plant in the central province of Quang Nam again was struck by two more earthquakes.

President Barack Obama will launch a trade complaint against China over what his administration says is Beijing's unfair government backing of its auto industry, a White House official said.

Vietnam has yet to pay appropriate attention to learning about the influences and the electronics waste treatment methods.

Hundreds of urban and residential projects in Hanoi are now still on paper.

Britain's royal family takes to the courts to try to stop the spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine, but an Italian magazine plans to devote 26 pages to the grainy snaps.

The streets of Hanoi's old quarter are becoming busier for the Mid-Autumn Festival, coming in two weeks.

Vietnam’s first civil pilot training centre made its debut in Cam Ranh peninsula, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa after sending out the first 23 certified graduates.

The People’s Committee of Quang Nam Province has just approved the construction of an open-air theatre in the Hoi An old town.

Dan Tri/DTiNews held an online forum today for students who are planning to take the TOEIC, providing them with advice and strategies to achieve the best results.

Gold bullion copying SJC has recently re-emerged on the market, dismaying both gold traders and the bars’ authentic producer, Saigon Jewelry Co.