VIETNAM TODAY

French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday, a move criticized by the French authorities which sent riot police to protect the magazine's offices.

Police has arrested a group of scammers who hack yahoo IDs and swindle money from people.

China moved quickly on Wednesday to snuff out anti-Japan protests after days of angry demonstrations.

A local police leader revealed to Tuoitrenews that according to the autopsy report whose contents have yet to be released publicly, American tourist Karin Joy Bowerman did not die from poisoning.

Chelsea's chances of successfully defending their Champions League crown will be given a stiff early examination when they take on Italian champions Juventus.

The model of innovative universities being developed and applied in several countries can help reform higher education in Vietnam.

With only $700 in her pocket, Khanh Huyen, a girl from Hanoi, has traveled to 25 countries in Asia and Africa in two years.

An estimated 2, 500 enterprises in Hanoi have dissolved or halted activity in the first nine months of the year.

The Ministry of Construction is seeking support from the Government to ease difficulties for companies operating in the construction materials sector.

Upgrading the country's irrigation system to improve its efficiency to 80% will require around $1 billion.

A photo exhibition featuring life of single disabled women will be open from September 20-21 in Hanoi, with all proceeds going to help the plight of the exhibit's subjects.

Hanoi’s consumer price index was estimated to have increased by 2.47% from August to September, setting a record high since May 2011.

A highly-virulent, newly-mutated bird flu H5N1 strain is likely to spread from North Vietnam to the South at a menacing pace, warned the deputy head of Animal Health Department.

Police has decided to supplement earlier prosecution decisions regarding Nguyen Duc Kien, former Vice Chair of the ACB.

Every afternoon visitors to the Dien Market, Hanoi, will be treated to aerobics performance by the people who work the stalls.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed the Vietnamese Government’s support to its defence cooperation with Cuba, especially in military technology, army building and officer training.

At least 10 people died when a fire erupted at a gas facility owned by Mexican energy giant Pemex near the US border, the state-run energy company said.

Libraries in Ho Chi Minh City are presently facing many difficulties like shortage of capital, lack of proper premises and poorly trained human resources.

Kaolin mining is destroying tea fields in Bao Loc in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.