VIETNAM TODAY

Ha Tinh Police found four live tigers in a car in the biggest-ever illegal tiger shipping ring in the province to date.

Vietnam will take part in Karaoke World Championships 2012 for the first time, which is scheduled for December in Finland.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has uncovered a fake Chilean labour export company.

The southern province of Binh Duong has recently discovered several cases of illegal dredging.

A recent report showed that Vietnam has ratios of tax revenue to GDP at 1.4-3 times higher than neighbouring countries.

Magnificent Renaissance mosaics covering the sweeping marble floor in Siena cathedral have been unveiled to give visitors a rare glimpse of scenes it took local artists 500 years to create.

Big enterprises confirmed that they have accessed the bank loans with the low interest rate of 9% per annum, which is just equal to the short term deposit interest rates.

Japan has agreed to buy disputed East China Sea islets, claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, from their private Japanese owners, Japanese media said on Wednesday.

Vietnam police captured Duong Chi Dung, former director of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the Ministry of Public Security said.

The Ministry of Justice has been compiling a draft circular that would allow fines to take the place of criminal detention.

More than 500 mobility-impaired children from 30 provinces will be provided with free check-ups and surgeries at the Phuc Lam International General Hospital in Hung Yen province.

State President Truong Tan Sang will attend the 20th APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Vladivostok , Russia from September 6-9 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will look to press China to make progress on bitter disputes across the region.

Rat hunting season is here in the Mekong, bringing extra money for local farmers while helping them to protect their crops.

A series of tremors along with underground explosions that were heard from above and caused walls to crack occurred yesterday in the area of the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant in Quang Nam Province’s Bac Tra My District.

Long-legged young women are earning easy money as models.

The second International Piano Competition Vietnam has kicked off, with new rules promising improved quality and judging standar

Many resume forgery rings have mushroomed in HCMC and Binh Duong Province to meet the rising demand of those who want to legalise their personal status and identity to find a job.

Vietnam’s top fashion designer Minh Hanh will bring 50 hand-made traditional ethnic dresses to the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles to be held in France.