VIETNAM TODAY

Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan asked relevant agencies to introduce incentive policies to attract expert personnel to the atomic energy industry.

Foreign ministers of ASEAN member countries are in favour of Vietnam’s nomination of its Deputy FM as ASEAN Secretary-General.

A programme titled "Playing and creating toys with To he" has provided an interesting environment for children in Hanoi.

A wholly Taiwanese-invested company located in Hanoi were caught trying to sell fake motorbike accessories.

Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be named as the new UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, diplomats said.

Several parking lots continue to disregard regulations, prohibiting charging of exorbitant parking rates, while some administrative organs are still collecting parking fees despite having no permission to do so.

The euro has fallen in value against most major currencies in recent months as volatility on the foreign exchange markets has increased in the debt crisis, the European Central Bank said.

Google has begun allowing users to extend online searches to include messages stored in accounts at Web-based email service Gmail.

E-book technology in Vietnam has appeared and developed swiftly. However, many kinds of e-books are being downloaded freely and without government control.

Syrian rebels said a "barbaric and savage attack" was under way in a rebel-held Aleppo district, but denied claims by government troops to have captured the area.

Total taxes exemptions and delays added up to VND10.7 trillion by the end of July, said the Minister of Finance.

Screenings of the Future Shorts Festival, the world's biggest pop-up film festival, will take place in HCM City on August 12 and on August 15.

Threatened shark species are being used to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, in several US cities, according to an unprecedented study based on DNA testing.

The ancient capital city of Hue in the central region is considered the pioneer in the development of green tourism. However, the tourism model is facing a lot of challenges.

Vietnam’s dragon fruit will be directly shipped to the US for food irradiation before being distributed to supermarkets across the country.

Foreigners still encounter problems with tax refunds on goods purchased in Vietnam subject to VAT.

Although the uniform rule was made to lessen the class gap between students, in many cases it has had the opposite effect.

Libya's National Transitional Council handed power to a new assembly, in a symbolic move marking a peaceful transition following the overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi's 40-year dictatorship.

Chilean authorities arrested 75 people after police cracked down on student protesters in the capital who torched three city buses, injuring 49 police, the mayor's office said.