VIETNAM TODAY

When finances at the Ho Chi Minh City Football Club turned sour, the chairman looked to none other than himself.

US lawmakers accused the global bank HSBC of opening the doors of the financial system to terrorists, drug dealers and money launderers in a hard-hitting report.

Artwork by the late Vietnamese painter Bui Xuan Phai is to go up for auction in Singapore on July 28.

The Soc Trang Province People’s Court sentenced a former director of the local drivers’ training center, to 17 years and six months in prison, and given 2-12 year sentences to five others in a gambling case.

Hanoi has asked the Ministry of Construction to issue a price list for apartment service fees to replace the existing regulation.

Vietnam always attaches importance and gives top priority to the consolidation and development of the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Yahoo! raided its archrival in its quest for resurrection, hiring Google executive Marissa Mayer to start as its new chief.

The Hanoi Department of Health closed the Maria Clinic so police could investigate the death of a patient who received treatment there.

The Office of the President of Vietnam announced the official ratification of the country’s Law of the Sea.

Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, a cure remains elusive but a growing arsenal of drugs could someday help end new infections, the World Health Organisation's HIV/AIDS chief says.

Outbound tourism remains in good health, with millions travelling out of the country each year despite the protracted economic woes.

People on the outskirts of Thua Thien Hue have started to harvest sea cucumbers or holothurian to sell to Chinese traders.

Many state-owned corporations and groups have cut their staff salaries by 5-30% to save operational costs this year.

Hanoi will develop six key tourism clusters around different features in and near the capital, according to the Hanoi Tourism Plan to 2020, with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam will send guest workers to Libya again this year following the resolution of its political crisis.

Vocational high schools in HCM City are counselling students in choosing courses based on their skills and labour market needs, a city official said.

Lack of market information, resulting in abundant production of some agriculture products in localities nationwide, recently has raised warnings over Vietnam's management policies of foreign traders.

South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a closely fought election to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the first woman to hold the post, African leaders said.

Thousands of athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London for the Olympic Games, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff.