VIETNAM TODAY

A documentary film on the Hoang Sa archipelago by Vietnamese French director Andre Menras was screened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Paris on May 11.

The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days.

Greece's President will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a final attempt to forge an emergency coalition, and avoid fresh polls, amid heightened fears of a eurozone exit following inconclusive elections.

China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Saturday

Experts have warned that since the brands have been built up in a too simple way, they would not survive for a long time.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Vietnam's Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B+'.

Vietnam gained a year-on-year increase of 99.5 percent to 26.4 million USD in tuna export value to Japan for the first quarter.

Two fire bombs were thrown at the offices of Italy's tax enforcement agency Equitalia in the port city of Livorno early on Saturday.

President Obama in his weekly address pushes "a few common-sense policies that would make a difference" with the economy.

The Vietnamese motorbike market has experienced a slump since the end of last year and the situation is predicted to be even worse in the coming months.

The Internet is not a law-free zone, the government's top law officer warned Twitter users, adding that he would not hesitate to take action over offending posts.

Lawyers for Bosnian Serb ex-army chief, who faces charges linked to some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II, have called for presiding judge to be replaced and the trial delayed.

In part 2 of her second series on Dien Bien Phu, Laura Lam explores how General Giap developed new combat strategies and tactics for the battle.

A slew of State-owned enterprises have yet to pass their restructuring schemes to the Prime Minister although this is what they must have done in the first quarter.

Vinalines has sought approval of the Ministry of Transport to lower the level of investment for its ship fleet from $4.8 billion to $3.3 billion.

Attendance at many entertainment venues in HCMC has fallen because of competition from the numerous on national television networks as well as the economic turndown.

Several English centres in HCMC leave their victims scratching heads after they suddenly shut down without paying refunds to students and salary arrears to teachers.

Part of streets around the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the capital city will be turned into pedestrian streets if a proposal is approved.

Southern Binh Duong province takes the lead in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) with US$1.6 billion, or 37.2 percent of the country’s total FDI, over the past four months.