VIETNAM TODAY

The family of arrested tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien took a VND164 billion hit to their share holding.

A little more than two weeks after its arrival on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover will on Wednesday make its first "test drive" before setting off on its Red Planet mission, the US space agency said.

The mammoth Apple-Samsung patent trial went to the jury, setting the stage for a verdict that could have huge implications for the hot market in smartphones and tablet computers.

Consumer price index in the country's two biggest cities in August increased again after two consecutive months of decline due to the soaring price of fuel, according to statistics office estimates.

The development of a family doctor system in Vietnam was handicapped by inadequate Government support, said a health expert at a recent workshop in the capital city.

There will be a high risk of fresh bird flu outbreaks from now till the end of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development warns.

The Ministry of Public Security announced that they will halt the implementation of the circular regarding adding parental information on new identity cards.

Permanent Secretary of the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilahari Kausikan is on a two-day visit to Vietnam.

Company which manages Youth Park in Hanoi admits that due to financial difficulties, it has to lease space to service providers.

A Syrian minister held out the prospect that embattled President Bashar al-Assad could leave power as fighting rages.

The second “Central Highlands Cultural Days in Hanoi ” will be held in the capital city soon, featuring a wide range of activities that provide an insight into the region.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed raising the monthly minimum wage by up to 35 per cent - the highest rise ever – to help employees tackle skyrocketing living costs.

The Prime Minister has approved the results of a negotiation for disaster management project and relevant legal documents.

Spain's short-term borrowing costs tumbled as it raised 4.51 billion euros.

Non-state owned universities and vocational schools have been quietly hunting for the students failing the university entrance exams--to invite them to study at their schools.

Apple dethroned longtime rival Microsoft as the most valuable company in history based on the value of its stock, which climbed to around $623.51 billion.

Stocks tumbled on the benchmark VN Index and HNX-Index on news of the arrest of football and banking tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien.

US billionaire George Soros has bought a stake in Manchester United, the British football club that made its Wall Street debut earlier this month, according to a filing with US regulators.

Japan's embattled Sharp is considering selling television assembly plants in China and Mexico and shedding 3,000 jobs, boosting the number of planned payroll cuts to 8,000, reports said Tuesday.