VIETNAM TODAY

The HCM City People’s Committee has issued a new decision to reduce the number of streets whose sidewalks are allowed to be used for business activities to only 13, as compared to 112 previously.

The international badminton tournament Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2012 will take place from August 20-26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

A policeman and another man were shot dead near a major US university before police shot the suspect and took him into custody, where he later reportedly died.

Forest and land fires in Southeast Asia kill an additional 15,000 people annually when the El Nino weather phenomenon grips the region, scientists have estimated.

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has driven back the biggest challenge to civilian rule by dismissing top generals and tearing up their legal attempt to curb his power in a bold bid to end 60 years of military leadership.

A man whose jet ski failed him in New York's Jamaica Bay swam to John F. Kennedy airport.

River bank landslides have increased in the Mekong Delta, causing huge loss to property and agricultural production, besides greatly hampering the daily lives of people.

Petrol prices has officially been raised by VND1,100 per litre from 5pm August 13.

Philippine authorities warned Monday an intensifying storm could bring more misery to the flood-battered capital and surrounding areas, where nearly half a million were in evacuation centres.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan in a re-energized presidential campaign will try to persuade voters in two key states that they can restore America's economic might.

A stair-climbing race in the Landmark 72 Tower in Hanoi will be held next month to raise awareness and funds for people with disabilities through INSPIRE Sports.

A biennial competition that shows off the talent and skills of the DJs in the country – the Vietnam Digital DJ Battle 2012 – will take place at the Windsor Plaza Hotel from August 15 to September 8.

Graduated students as well as long-time employees are facing greater challenges in finding jobs amid the economic downturn.

Commercial banks in Vietnam have still using tricks to offer customers deposit interest rates higher than the regulated levels.

The traditional long houses of the E De ethnic minority are in need of restoration if their architectural legacy is to survive.

The Prime Minister has asked State commercial banks to reduce interest rates on loans for farmers in the livestock and fisheries sector while also giving them more time to pay back debts.

China proved they've arrived as a genuine Olympic super-power, and both Koreas impressed -- but Japan were top of the flops among Asian countries at the London Games.

Vietnam's depleting forests have been struggling of late with yet another threat – the agriculture sector, experts said at a recent conference..

Twin earthquakes that devastated rural villages in northwest Iran on the weekend killed a total of 306 people and injured 3,037.