VIETNAM TODAY

Traffic police in HCM City will fine motorbike drivers carrying children without helmets as from September 12.

An official of the Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi, said that they have cracked down on nearly 140 street vendors for harassing foreign tourists.

Haiphong City is preparing to submit to UNESCO for recognition of the Cat Ba-Long Chau Archipelago as a World Natural Heritage.

The two ministries of Finance, and of Industry and Trade has decided to reduce the import tax rate for petrol and oil instead of increasing petrol and oil retail prices.

A conference on the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention and sustainable development in par with human and ecosystem programme took place in Ninh Binh Province.

Crude oil prices rose as investors awaited US Federal Reserve policy meeting and a German court ruling on a eurozone rescue fund.

Russia's Emergency Ministry says 14 Vietnamese workers have been killed by fire at a clothing factory near Moscow.

The $460-million Tan Rai alumina plant in Lam Dong Province has almost been completed and the facility will be put into operation in October 2012.

Temporary-import goods can now only be kept in Vietnam for 45 days before they must be re-exported. One 15-day extension is allowed.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama led America in a silent tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

A 500-sickbed cancer hospital will be put into operation in the central city of Danang in October and will give free treatment to poor patients.

Authorities in Quang Ngai Province blockaded the site of a centuries-old sunken ship, after its discovery drew hundreds of people to the area in a mad rush for antiques.

HCMC should adopt comprehensive measures to develop its green space to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Season Three of MASTERCHEF came to an unforgettable conclusion as judges Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot named the winner.

The Hanoi Transport Association’s proposal on using tuk tuks to restrict the use of motorbikes in downtown areas of Hanoi faces strong opposition from some local experts.

Many reservoirs in the central region have been degraded and pose great danger to the people.

A deal has been reached to resume construction on a National September 11 Museum in New York.

The next generation iPhone 5, which Apple Inc. plans to release this week, could not only boost the tech giant's bottom line - but could give a significant boost to the overall U.S. economy.

Universities continue enrolling students for vocational training, ignoring the request by the MOET to stop providing career training.