VIETNAM TODAY

Luxury shops located in Hanoi's up-market shopping centres are closing due to slow sales.

Vietnam has run a moderate deficit of $62 million in the past eight months despite impressive export growth.

More and more universities in Vietnam are using a well-known teaching methodology to improve training quality and improve learning in the classroom.

The US Federal Reserve said it had sold the last of its investment in insurer AIG, turning a $17.7 billion profit for the public from its 2008 bailout.

Lack of proper facilities and staff has put increasing difficulties on many semi-boarding schools in HCM City.

Gold prices in the domestic market rose sharply yesterday to VND44.7 million per tael, while global prices were US$1,656 per ounce (VND41.3 million).

Thailand held a seminar on East Sea disputes in an effort to demonstrate its role as ASEAN-China relations coordinator in the new term.

The Australian Embassy announced a new partnership with six international non-profit organizations to help Vietnam address climate change at the community level.

A Norwegian court delivers its verdict in the trial of gunman Anders Behring Breivik, deciding whether to send him to jail or a mental hospital for the massacre of 77 people.

The ex-general director of the ACB has been detained and charged with violating State regulations on economic management.

Peter Thompson, an expatriate businessman in Hanoi, shared his experiences after being treated for an acute coronary problem at the local Vinmec International Hospital.

Investors may pledge to implement huge projects, but many remain on paper, ignoring the impact on households who gave up their land.

Vietnam rejects Taiwan’s plan to conduct a training exercise on Vietnam's Ba Binh Island, said the Foreign Minister Spokesperson.

Vietnamese notes and coins below VND5,000 in value could die out in the market since price hikes make it hard for people to keep and use them in trading, an economist says.

Muong Hoa Valley, a famous tourist attraction in Sapa, is under imminent threat of being destroyed due to the development of local hydropower projects.

More than 80% of the country's pharmacies reach international standard, however, not all are evenly distributed.

The Veterinary Agency has submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development the draft amendment to Circular 33 on hygiene and food safety at raw meat trading firms.

Vinacomin will export approximately 25,000 tonnes of coal to South Africa next month while planning to ship an addtional of 18,000 tonnes to Cuba in November.

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