VIETNAM TODAY

Despite interest rates being capped at 15% for four industries, many enterprises are still finding it difficult to access bank loans.

Chinese-sourced dried human placenta is being widely sold at traditional medicine stores in HCM City, posing a great risk to human health.

HSBC is in talks to sell assets in several South American countries, the banking giant said Thursday, as part of its plans to streamline global operations to cut costs.

The government of the newly elected French President will create more activities to strengthen the relations between France and Vietnam.

VOV is seeking support from government agencies to investigate an assault on two reporters working in Hung Yen Province.

The General Department of Sports and Physical Training refused to have head coach of national football team work under a short-term deal.

State owned nursery schools in Hanoi have decided to organize lucky draws to choose pupils.

Although the road maintenance fee has been deferred until next year, transportation companies still worry about its impact.

MIT and the Vietnam Food Association want to develop an internationally recognised brand for Vietnamese rice by choosing and cultivating several high quality varieties.

Thousands of Spanish students across the country plan to take to the streets to demonstrate against crisis cuts in education.

Many local residents in Thua Thien Hue have appropriated forests without permission, chopping down the trees and using the land for their own purposes.

The Social Insurance Company of Binh Duong Province has discovered nearly 100,000 labourers resigned to get unemployment insurance benefits.

President Putin will skip the G8 summit and ice breaker talks with President Obama next week, raising new questions about Moscow-Washington ties.

The skin disease of unknown origins in the central province of Quang Ngai has killed two more patients, bringing the total number of fatal cases to 21, the Ministry of Health has said.

The PM has approved the Vietnam Rubber Group's business plan by 2015, which calls for an annual increase in turnover by 15 per cent and pre-tax profits of 22 per cent a year.

A double by Colombian striker Radamel Falcao inspired Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 win over fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao here and their second Europa League trophy in three seasons.

Indonesian rescuers intensified a search for a missing Russian Sukhoi Superjet with about 50 people on board that disappeared in mountainous terrain during a demonstration flight.

The US will invest $43 milllion in a project to deal with the environmental impact of AO/dioxin poisoning at Danang airport.

Overcrowding at Hanoi’s private clinics and public hospitals for obstetrics appointment has left women queuing for hours.