VIETNAM TODAY

The sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on October 15.

Inconsistent apartment service prices and quality have resulted in disputes between owners and apartment management service providers, an agency has said.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told US media that she will take the blame for any shortcomings in the handling of an attack last month on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Roger Federer will give it all in his quest to retain the world number one ranking until the end of 2012.

A report released at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity meeting said lemurs in Madagasca are severely endangered due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting.

American economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the 2012 Nobel prize for economics on Monday.

Vietnam will experience one meteor shower, when the Orionids will streak across the country’s skies on the night of Oct. 22.

The quality of vocational trainings in Vietnam is the lowest among regional countries and has yet to meet the market’s demand, an official said at a a recent seminar.

Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Quoc Huy won a gold medal at the 9th ‘Bucovina Mileniul 2012’ international photographic contest in Romania.

Vietnam's largest troop of langurs (pygathrix cinerea) are flourishing in the National Kon Ka Kinh Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

The People’s Committee of Quang Binh Province has just signed a MoU with ZETA Group Holding, to build an international leisure center at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

The Ministry of Finance is working on mechanisms to regulate the prices of staple goods including petrol, electricity and coal.

Vietnam-US trade turnover reached $18 billion in the first three quarters of 2012, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.22%, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Hunters had recovered 72 out of hundreds of crocodiles which escaped from a farm in Ca Mau Province.

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban because she campaigned for the right to education was on Monday sent to Britain for medical treatment, the military said.

The Ministry of Education and Training is considering providing the once- seniority allowance to retired workers. However, teachers say they feel “self-pity” with the new policy.

April Lufriu has had an enjoyable experience in Vietnam’s capital city, wearing the traditional costume and travelling around major tourist attractions.

This year's Nobel season wraps up on Monday with the announcement in Stockholm of the economics prize.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (SEV) issued a statement on October 13 announcing plans to invest $700 million in building a new mobile phone production factory in Vietnam.