VIETNAM TODAY

Dozens of people in Thanh Hoa Province’s Dinh Lien Commune die of cancer annually due to arsenic-contaminated water.

The World Bank approved a $9.76 million grant to support Vietnam’s efforts in phasing out Hydrochlorofluorocarbons.

The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said it would revoke the licenses granted to several other Singapore-owned schools in the city.

Plain-clothed traffic police will soon be patrolling Vietnam’s streets, according to a new Ministry of Public Security Circular.

Singer Dam Vinh Hung was fined VND5 million for a charge of "indecent behaviour", following his kissing of two monks at a charity event.

Super Model Tran Ngoc Lan Khue will represent Vietnam at the 24th Miss Model of the World in Shenzhen (China) from November 14-December 12.

Citi Vietnam and the Vinacomin have signed a contract on a term-loan of 300 million USD to finance the construction of bauxite mining and alumina project in Lam Dong Province.

Many motorbikes in Vietnam have unofficial and strange license plates.

Authors of 56 most outstanding agricultural products and initiatives were honoured with the Vietnam Golden Rice Ear Award.

Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was shockingly defeated by underdogs Ukrainian Andrey Sumets in the second match of the 2012 Furajha International Chess Championships in UAE on November 15.

5.2 hectares of land, previously planned to be part of Yen So Park, will be turned into a residential area in Thinh Liet Ward.

Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee at the first plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee on Thursday morning.

State-owned enterprises need to be restructured for better operation after being privatised, said a local expert.

The MIC condemned lax management over telecommunication companies as a factor in the rising number of spam messages.

Vietnamese investors now stand third among foreign investors in the Lao stock market, an official said.

US President Barack Obama faced the press for the first time since his re-election when he was grilled over the sex scandal that toppled CIA director David Petraeus.

More that 80 students at a high school in HCM City have fainted due to malnutrition, according to the municipal Department of Health.

The MoF has announced that Vietnam’s public debts account for nearly 55% of GDP, which remain at an acceptable level.

The Minister of Finance has instructed agencies to re-assess registration fees for second-hand cars following opposition to Decree 71.