VIETNAM TODAY

Prostitution is pretty much out of control of the management agencies with 1,500 sex workers freely operating in HCM City.

Laos and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents.

Ho Chi Minh City’s controversial proposal to limit the life span of motorbikes has riled poorer road users.

Three brutal killings claimed at least 14 lives across Mexico, in the latest bloodshed of a years-long crime wave fueled by warring drug cartels.

The Vietnamese football team has lost 89 points and is now placed 146th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings for August.

More than one million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods amid relentless monsoon rains.

Vietnam needs to adopt more environmentally-friendly ways of managing and disposing of solid waste, which is forecast to continue increasing due to the country's continued rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a former driver whom she claims threatened to spill her secrets if she did not pay him $2.8 million, court records showed.

The State Bank of Vietnam has given the final approval for the merger between SHB and Habubank.

A Vietnamese college student has recently won first prize at a Microsoft Office skill competition concluded last week in the U.S city of Las Vegas.

Dung Quat Oil Refinery ceased operations on August 8, the second time this year, due to technical faults.

Vietnam will compete in both the men's and women's team events at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10.

South Korea's extended heatwave has taken its toll on both humans and animals, with more than 830,000 chickens or other poultry reported dead as of Wednesday.

Enterprises in HCMC are to spend huge money on the annual promotion month with hope of stimulating consumer spending.

France is headed back into recession for the second time in just over three years, the country's central bank warned.

Vietnam comes high in international mathematics champs

More than 100 paintings by Vietnamese and Australian artists are on display at an international exhibition which opened at the Mori Art Museum in Sydney.

The CITES Authority of Vietnam has rejected a World Wildlife Fund report that rates Vietnam as the worst performer in wild animal protection, saying it is not objective or thorough.

More than 800,000 people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods Wednesday as more rain fell, with some slum dwellers stuck on shanty roofs.