VIETNAM TODAY

The northern province of Bac Giang received a UNESCO certificate recognising a collection of woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem pagoda as part of the world documentary heritage of Asia-Pacific.

A photo exhibition themed around “Hanoi’s Days and Nights in 1972” will be held from October 11-November 9 at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi.

Soon after making landfall in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, Storm ‘Gaemi’ downgraded into a low pressure zone, bringing with it torrential rainfall in the southern parts of the central region and highland areas.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said his government has reached a preliminary peace agreement with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group.

Despite Government support, many businesses and sectors are still striving to escape the general downturn independently.

The United States and Peru decided to renegotiate a 60-year-old defense cooperation agreement between the two countries as Washington seeks to deepen security ties with Latin America.

The Ministry of Education and Training is seeking opinions from agencies and the public for stricter standards to recognise secondary and high schools as nationally-graded level.

More than half of the states in the world now tolerate some form or element of dual citizenship.

New Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria Hoang Ngoc Ho on October 2 presented President Truong Tan Sang’s credentials to Nigerian President Goodluck Johnathan.

The most recent trend in Vietnam has been for farmers to abandon their traditional work for higher-paying jobs.

Experts warn that children born in the supposedly auspicious Year of the Dragon will face a demographic crunch later.

Despite the low demand and the low popularity of e-books and the widespread copyright infringement, the big guys in the hi-tech sector all are planning to digitalise textbooks.

Vietnam may need more time to prepare for implementing the emission reducing REDD+ initiative as many stakeholders are still getting to grips with the concept and its importance.

Saigontourist Cable Television's decision to only pay studios if their serials top a certain rating has left the latter bewildered.

Vietnamese Agent Orange victims will receive more support from MBC Television, one of the three major television and radio networks in the Republic of Korea, via a fund-raising programme.

The Turkish military returned fire after a mortar bomb shot from Syria landed in countryside in southern Turkey on Saturday, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported.

Hanoi authorities have ordered localities to deal with super slim houses and land encroachment in early 2013.

Vietnam's foreign reserves have surged from a level of just $9 billion last year to $20 billion at the end of last month, according to Asian Development Bank.

Since SJC became the single national gold brand, people have flocked to buy more gold as prices continued to skyrocket.