VIETNAM TODAY

Japan's Waseda University and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre have completed work on a scaled down replica of Hue Citadel's Can Chanh Palace.

The Vietnamese delegation regrets that the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting failed to issue its joint statement.

A bus carrying 30 foreigners and 10 Vietnamese turned over at the Co Ma Pass in Khanh Hoa Province, causing injuries to 13 passengers, including at least 7 foreigners.

Chinese fishermen’s activities around the Truong Sa archipelago are illegal and violate Vietnam’s sovereignty.

World oil prices climbed as traders speculated that the Chinese government could implement more stimulus measures to combat weaker economic growth.

The United States Department of Agriculture has declared natural disaster areas in more than 1,000 counties and 26 drought-stricken states, making it the largest natural disaster in America ever.

The Vietnamese team grabbed three gold medals in the final round of the 2012 Asian Muay Thai Championships which started in HCM City on the evening of July 12.

The group of New Zealander cyclists pose for a picture in front of statue of a cock with nine spurs in Duc Trong District of the central highland province of Lam Dong.

A number of Chinese traders are continuing to illegally trade fish in Khanh Hoa Province.

Kon Tum Hospital of National Medicine which costs a total of VND38 billion has been left unused despite having been completed in 2008.

Some of Hanoi's poorer students will be eligible for tuition fee exemptions from the coming school year.

More than 30 people were killed in South Africa when a train ploughed into a truck.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is drafting regulations covering salaries, allowance and bonuses for people in top positions in State-owned companies.

The Prime Minister has asked deputy prime ministers and ministers to review their work after their first term in office.

China's economy expanded at its slowest pace since the depths of the global financial crisis more than three years ago.

A series of installation arts exhibitions are being held to depict the lasting cultural value and economic vitality of traditional crafts.

Hanoi to relocate 70% of old quarter households to new urban areas by 2020.

Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of just USD158 milion, lower than the USD685 million expected by the Government.

An official from the State Bank of Vietnam said that they will not need VND100 trillion to deal with the bad debts at local banks.