VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for British tourists, according to a new report released by the UK’s Post Office.

A second fatality has been reported in connection with a brain-eating amoeba, but the HCM City Department of Health has not yet determined the exact cause of death.

Ecuador's Foreign Minister has proposed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden, where he would remain under Quito's protection.

Investors should have at least $4 billion worth of capital and 10 years of experience in tourism management to be allowed to open a casino in Vietnam, which is only open to foreigners.

More than six million revellers from around the globe are set to descend on Munich from Saturday for the world's biggest beer fest.

Plenty of people in Russia are willing to plunk down some serious cash to be among the first in the country with a hot item this week, the new Apple iPhone 5.

Vietnamese police say that an American tourist who died mysteriously in Nha Trang passed away due to a cerebral edema, not because of poisoning.

Muslim protests against insults to the Prophet Mohammad turned violent in Pakistan, where at least 15 people were killed.

YouTube was searching for education "gurus" with knowledge to impart to fast-growing ranks of students turning to online videos for lessons.

Vietnamese telecoms companies are no longer reliant on foreign partners, resulting in the withdrawal of foreign-invested companies from the domestic telecoms market, said an official in a report published by Vietnam Investment Review.

Samsung Electronics Co plans to add Apple Inc's iPhone 5 to existing patent lawsuits against its U.S. rival.

A lot of Vietnamese people, especially officer workers, have been putting flowerpots in their rooms or at the offices which they believe can help dispose of toxic gas.

Many local junior colleges and universities are going against education regulations by recruiting students for training programs at unauthorized places outside their own campuses.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung attended the opening ceremony of the ninth ASEAN-China Expo on September 21.

iPhone 5, the latest handset of Apple, arrived in Vietnam with prices ranging from VND22 million to about VND28 million.

Other banks have followed suit after the ACB increased their saving rate to 13% per year for 12 and 13 month terms.

RoK has announced that it will temporarily stop recruiting new Vietnamese guest workers in 2012.

Vietnam’s car imports have dropped to a record low in 43 months.

Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh has failed in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Yonex Open Japan badminton tournament.