VIETNAM TODAY

Every year, Vietnam has thousands of students finishing universities, and many become redundant. The race for jobs become stiffer when a lot of businesses got bankrupted.

Wastewater from millions of households in HCMC is the major cause of pollution of the Sai Gon River, a study carried out by Spanish experts has found.

The low yields of traditional investment channels have left Vietnamese people looking for a place to keep their money.

A huge colony of fruit bats that in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens are such a pest that desperate officials had to blare industrial noise and bang sounds to scare them off.

The prize money given to Nobel laureates is to be cut by a fifth, the foundation behind the prestigious awards said, after a decade of overspending that has stretched its finances.

While UEFA EURO 2012 are taking place, police prosecuted the vice head of the international affairs department of Bong Da Newspaper, for leading an illegal football betting ring.

Between 20-30% of tra fish processing and exporting companies are on verge of bankruptcy due to a shortage of capital.

Thanh Toan Bridge, with its tiled roof, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue will be turn into a destination for community based tourism.

A ceremony to mark the centenary anniversary of the birth of Pham Hung, the late Chairman of the Council of Ministers, took place in the southern province of Vinh Long.

Fierce clashes between Yemeni troops and Al-Qaeda militants killed 28 people, two of them soldiers, military and local officials said.

The American in his 50s typically parks his bicycle next to the concert hall, on the corner of Dong Khoi and Cao Ba Quat streets, at about 11 a.m.

A hospital which will provide medicine and free healthcare check-ups to Overseas Vietnamese and poor Cambodians has opened in Preah Sihanouk Province.

Oil prices jumped Monday as the market was cheered by a Spanish banking bailout deal and easing Chinese inflation, traders said.

Nearly 800 foreign invested enterprises in HCM City are facing the risk of getting dissolved or having to stop operation because they cannot make the re-registration.

Waterway accidents occur much less frequently than road accidents but can be extremely costly in terms of both lives and property, one official said.

The Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has attracted an increasing number of tourists since it was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site.

Fourteen toll booths will be removed under a proposal by the Vietnam Road Administration in order to avoid overlapping toll collections.

The musical "Once" was the big winner at this year's Tony awards ceremony, scooping eight prizes.

Scientists have urged to take actions to revitalize coral reefs, warning that Vietnam should not dream of developing tourism with barren seabed.