VIETNAM TODAY

Although the uniform rule was made to lessen the class gap between students, in many cases it has had the opposite effect.

Libya's National Transitional Council handed power to a new assembly, in a symbolic move marking a peaceful transition following the overthrow of Moamer Kadhafi's 40-year dictatorship.

Chilean authorities arrested 75 people after police cracked down on student protesters in the capital who torched three city buses, injuring 49 police, the mayor's office said.

The implementation of the project ‘Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination’ at Danang Airport was reviewed at a seminar in the City.

As many as half of million of people could be affected by difficulties facing the Vietnamese coal sector, according to the Vinacomin.

Vietnam's Le Huynh Chau failed to move to the next round of the men's taekwondo 58kg category in the Olympics London.

Vietnam aviation authorities have imposed a VND20 million ($960) fined on private carrier VietJet Air for organizing a bikini show on its flight on August 5, 2012.

Prostitution is pretty much out of control of the management agencies with 1,500 sex workers freely operating in HCM City.

Laos and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents.

Ho Chi Minh City’s controversial proposal to limit the life span of motorbikes has riled poorer road users.

Three brutal killings claimed at least 14 lives across Mexico, in the latest bloodshed of a years-long crime wave fueled by warring drug cartels.

The Vietnamese football team has lost 89 points and is now placed 146th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings for August.

More than one million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods amid relentless monsoon rains.

Vietnam needs to adopt more environmentally-friendly ways of managing and disposing of solid waste, which is forecast to continue increasing due to the country's continued rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a former driver whom she claims threatened to spill her secrets if she did not pay him $2.8 million, court records showed.

The State Bank of Vietnam has given the final approval for the merger between SHB and Habubank.

A Vietnamese college student has recently won first prize at a Microsoft Office skill competition concluded last week in the U.S city of Las Vegas.

Dung Quat Oil Refinery ceased operations on August 8, the second time this year, due to technical faults.

Vietnam will compete in both the men's and women's team events at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10.