VIETNAM TODAY

One of the most effective channels for laundering money in Vietnam is through the real estate and securities markets, one official said.

Scientists from the WWF say that the Asian unicorn, is often caught in wire snares that hunters set to catch other animals which are targeted by the demand of traditional medicine.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defence Minister received Brigadier Andrew Charles Peter Kennett, deputy director of the UK Royal College of Defence Studies.

The Government should review its policy regarding sharing the benefits of exploiting natural resources to create a win-win situation for both local residents and mining companies.

Europe came under mounting pressure to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned that the eurozone crisis has worsened.

Nearly 2,600 workers of a company in Nghe An Province went on strike to demand better wages and improved working conditions.

Opening a new era in private space flight, SpaceX became the first commercial outfit to launch its own craft toward the International Space Station.

German pianist Andreas Boyde and conductor Khac Uyen, will appear at a concert themed “From the new world” at the Hanoi Opera House.

Public kindergartens deny application for three and four year old kids to help HCMC universalise preschool education for five year old.

Vietnam will issue an international wanted notice for the former chairman of Vinalines, who fled before his arrest and prosecute notice was issued.

The government may continue to regulate power prices instead of handing over the entire decision to the state-owned EVN.

Youth joblessness is almost back at its peak following the outbreak of the global economic crisis and is unlikely to ease until at least 2016.

An increasing number of people in HCM City have been willing to pay high prices for extravagant celebrations.

MoNRE called for educational campaigns in an effort towards preserving biodiversity, poverty reduction and coping with climate change of Mekong Delta.

An Iranian film noir about an academic who returns home to a family and country he no longer recognises made a splash at the Cannes festival.

Recent deadly road accidents involving unskilled drivers have driven relevant agencies to improve training and examinations for driving licences.

Tobacco companies have been finding various ways to get around Vietnam's law on advertisement of their products.

Rises in petrol prices and minimum wage have been the main reasons for the increase in CPI in May, economic experts said.

Students at 40 secondary schools in Ho Chi Minh City have been learning about wildlife preservation through extracurricular classes offered in temporary tents set up on their campuses.