VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 35,000 heads of educational institutions from kindergartens to universities nationwide will receive training courses to improve their awareness of climate change.

Loans in US dollars are in increasingly high demand thanks to low interest rates and stable foreign exchange rates.

International experts discussed the issue of the production and trading of fake medicines in many regions in the world at a conference held on October 29 and 30 in Hanoi.

Market management agencies in Danang City and Thua Thien Hue Province have found and seized hundreds of Chinese bras containing strange substances.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay an official three-day visit to Vietnam on November 2 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung.

The iPad mini made its debut on Friday as Apple takes on rivals Amazon, Google and Samsung with a smaller version of its coveted tablet computer, but it was a low-key start as sales began in Australia.

The long delay on death row due to the lack of drugs has created huge pressure for prisoners.

HCM City has recommended the expansion of the use of mobile phone messages for warning natural disasters nationwide.

At least four people were wounded in an overnight shooting at a Halloween party on the campus of the University of Southern California, police said early on Thursday.

Negotiations on the establishment of a new regional free trade area under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will start at the upcoming 21 st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh.

Top Vietnamese player Ma Xuan Cuong has been invited to take part in the 2013 AGIPI Billiards Masters preliminary round on November 23-25 in Strasbourg, France.

Authorities must tighten management on the use of timber in handicraft furniture villages to avoid waste and the use of illegal or low-quality materials, an expert said.

Vietnamese wood processing factories are concerned about legally procured material from other countries, to meet the strict regulation demand of major markets.

The Asian Development Bank plans to lend Vietnam up to USD3.9 billion in the 2012-2015 period, said ADB's Country Director in Vietnam.

The State-owned Electricity of Vietnam is currently short of nearly VND20 trillion (USD958.77 million) for this year’s investment plans.

Hanoians and Saigonese boisterously celebrated Halloween on October 31.

British PM David Cameron suffered a humiliating defeat in parliament after Conservatives rebelled over Europe, an issue that has divided his party for decades and helped bring down previous leaders.

Experts believe that Vietnam should begin applying the mobile number portability when the penetration rate of Vietnamese users reaches 70% and the service charges can be controlled well.

A slew of well-known South Korean bands and singers will be performing for one night only next month in Hanoi.