VIETNAM TODAY

Nguyen Van Quang, who uploaded photos of the brutal slaying of the two endangered monkeys on Facebook in mid-July, has been sacked from the army forces, local officials said.

Business confidence returned to Vietnam in the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report.

Enterprises and individuals who provide digital content on the internet but violate copyright regulations will be strictly penalized as of August 6.

Many young people in Vietnam are racing to show their status and stylishness through different ways.

The president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam from August 5-7.

The United States and 16 other nations renewed their "strong opposition" to a controversial EU carbon tax on airlines, vowing to work for a multilateral global solution.

Hanoi has officially ignited a comprehensive programme -- the first of its kind in Vietnam -- to help the disabled integrate into society.

About 446,000 international visitors arrived in Vietnam in July, an increase of 11.6 percent over June, but down 7.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

Two thirds of the continental United States is now suffering from the most widespread drought since the 1950s.

There are currently 232 industrial parks nationwide,, but only 143 IPs, or 61%, have built wastewater treatment facilities, said the environment watchdog.

Vietnamese photographer An Le has won the New Exposure fashion photography contest, held jointly by Vogue magazine, RED Digital Cinema and Bottega Veneta in New York.

Tokyo Electric Power's chief vowed "nothing was sacred" in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a $3.68 billion quarterly loss.

Although there is minimal evidence that mobile phones being used in petrol stations can cause fires, the government has passed a regulation that will fine people who break the ruling.

Around 400 hotels and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City will join an ambitious campaign to adopt smoking-free areas.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung requested the state bank to focus on dealing with bad debts among commercial banks.

Tens of thousands of students who will be travelling to Hanoi for their first year at university next month are likely to be left searching for accommodation because of delayed dormitory projects.

Since Chinese traders have stopped purchasing, lobsters are being offered at cheap prices on HCMC streets.

Strict new conditions for rice exporters that take effect on October 1 are set to result in 50 enterprises losing export licences, according to The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Import and Export Department.

China's manufacturing activity picked up modestly to a three-month high in July as factory output rose, boosted by government measures to stimulate the economy, HSBC said.