VIETNAM TODAY

UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that Syria risks a "catastrophic civil war" following the Houla massacre, as Washington slammed Moscow over its Syria policies.

Police will coordinate with communications agencies to publish the list of traffic violators on mass media, under order from PM.

The head of WTO warned against growing Asian protectionism and said the region would not escape the impact of economic woes across the globe.

Falling out of the world top ten badminton players, Nguyen Tien Minh will not be seeded in the men's singles event at the Djarum Indonesia Open.

The Flame computer virus that undetected in Middle Eastern energy facilities confirmed that the world has entered a new age of cyber espionage and sabotage.

The government proposed that the NA should draft new legislation to cover strikes and public complaints procedures.

Three Vietnamese businesses that received the International European Award for Quality were honoured at a ceremony in Spain, on May 28.

14 hydropower plant projects would be developed in Quang Nam province, which have put local residents in big distress.

Due to market slump, several real estate investors have abandoned projects to lease their land for football to earn money.

Indonesian searchers found the second "black box" of a new Russian passenger jet three weeks after it crashed into a mountain, killing all 45 aboard.

Vietnamese-American actor Johnny Tri Nguyen recently opened a martial arts school in Ho Chi Minh City.

Working teams from Vietnam and China conducted the first round of negotiations on cooperation in less sensitive fields at sea, in Beijing.

State-owned enterprises in Vietnam had amassed a combined debt of over VND415.347 trillion to banks by September 2011.

Police seized 47 cabs that failed to meet transport requirements during an inspection tour of the city this month, additionally finding 17 cab companies operating without licences.

The State Bank has proposed that credit institutions have at least five years of operation before making a merger.

Vietnamese Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat is attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Russia ’s Republic of Tatarstan .

A suspect in a Seattle shooting that left three people dead and two wounded turned a gun on himself when confronted by officers, police said.

Instead of car toys or dolls, wealthy families are buying Ipads and European tours for their children on the International Children's Day.

Hanoi Department of Transport targeted to reduce the number of traffic congestion hot spots in the capital by 40% by 2015.