VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnamese banking system have returned to normal operations after ACB's top officials were arrested, said the SBV Governor.

The recent death of two wild elephants in Yok Don National Park is suspected to be the work of poachers, said an official.

Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh beat Japanese rival Takuma Ueda 21-14 and 21-19 in the men’s singles final of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open in HCMC.

Vietnam ranks third in Asian Consumer Confidence, after India and China, according to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index for Consumer Confidence.

Hanoi cannot ban residents from buying automobiles, but it can determine whether the vehicles are allowed to operate in the inner city.

The first ever Hanoi Carnival 2012 is underway in Cau Giay district, offering inspiring things for young Hanoians and foreigners, who want to know more about Vietnam.

Hundreds of people marched in Tokyo, calling for PM Yoshihiko Noda to abandon the country's atomic energy programme.

China, Japan and South Korea are loath to let tensions over sea claims damage their economies, analysts say.

Five more types of flowers grown in the central highlands city of Da Lat and surrounding areas will bear the brand “Da Lat flower”, the name that has earned a firm niche in local and foreign markets.

Terrorised by shelling and air strikes, tens of thousands of Syrians have packed up and crossed the border to Turkey, but some have also been forced to take refuge at the actual crossing.

More than 6,000 Youth Union members joined the Youth Blood Donation Festival 2012, which was held in Hanoi on August 26.

An explosion tore through Venezuela's biggest refinery, killing at least 39 people, wounding dozens and halting operations at the facility in the worst accident to hit the OPEC nation's oil industry.

62 people in Danang were selected at random to check dioxin content in blood and all of them found to be contaminated.

In the final part of Laura Lam's series, General Giap made a tour of Dien Bien Phu two days after the end of the battle.

As many as 3,060 work-related accidents occurred nationwide in the first six months of this year, killing 279 and seriously injuring 671, says the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Only 5-10 per cent of additives consumed in the country is manufactured domestically, Phong said, with the rest imported.

Neil Armstrong, who became a global hero when he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon, died Saturday.

Despite lower prices for tours this Independence Day, on Sept. 2, tourism companies have been finding it difficult to attract customers.

The most attractive cultural features of ethnic groups in Tay Nguyen will be presented during the second Central Highlands Cultural Days event organised in Hanoi this month.