VIETNAM TODAY

Up to 50% of university lecturers in Vietnam do not have post-graduate degrees, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Spanish borrowing costs have soared to a euro-era record high on a market beset by doubts over a vast rescue loan for the country's banks and by fears of a Greek exit from the eurozone.

The United States Agency for International Development has been collecting ideas, recommendations and comments for a plan to help AO victims in Vietnam.

A new video featuring Al-Qaeda's number two Abu Yahya al-Libi, who the US said was killed last week in a drone strike in Pakistan, was posted online, monitoring services said.

After some recent explosions of old air compressor, the aging machines can still be seen on many streets.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan requested provinces plagued by blue- ear pig disease to take stronger action to stop the spread of the disease.

Vietnam has no plans to privatize the press in country, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son.

A cap-art exhibition organised in HCM City displayed colourful pictures with messages related to environmental protection.

The Hoang Dieu Archaeological Site and the ancient Thang Long Imperial Citadel are to become a cultural and historical park to promote the global value of the 1,300 year-old relic site.

Searchers recovered the bodies of 11 Haitians who died in the sinking of an overcrowded boat off the Bahamas, and 12 others are missing, according to US and Bahamian authorities.

Using stones to make special tattoos has become a fashion for young people in Vietnam.

Faced with financial challenges and uninspiring scripts, private drama troupes in HCMC have been too passive in developing their business.

The country's male-to-female sex ratio continued to widen early this year, reflecting a higher rate of abortions and a preference for sons.

Vietnamese-Australian singer Thanh Bui will open a music centre for children in Ho Chi Minh City on July 1.

Inspectors in Tien Giang Province initially concluded that Dong Tam Water Corporation violated three laws and caused losses of at least USD7.92 million.

Syrian troops have tortured, executed and used children as young as eight as "human shields" during military raids against rebels, reported UN.

The state of Florida announced it was suing the federal government in a growing row over voter registration just five months before the US presidential vote.

Hand-foot-mouth disease and dengue fever has developed quickly and unexpectedly across Dong Nai Province.

A man who was given a key political role in China after claiming he bought a US bank that was later found not to exist has been detained for alleged separate fraud scheme.