VIETNAM TODAY

Man’s 90kg tumor being removed now

Da Lat native Nguyen Duy Hai is undergoing surgery on the 90 kilo tumor on his right leg at France-Vietnam Hospital today, and American doctor McKay McKinnon is the main surgeon.

High salaries for several state-owned groups in 2011

PetroVietnam topped the list of average salaries of state-owned corporations, many of which were exorbitant.

16 dead, 100 missing in Philippine landslide

At least 16 people were killed and another 100 were missing in the southern Philippines on Thursday after a landslide struck a community of gold prospectors, officials said.

Cabinet members meet for regular December meeting

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and cabinet members reviewed the implementation of Governmental working regulations in 2011 and discussed this year’s working programme in Hanoi on Jan. 4.

US automakers rack up strong 2011 gains

Detroit's Big Three automakers posted solid December US sales, driving a strong 2011 performance.

Vinalines Queen’s sole survivor lands at Hanoi

The only sailor surviving from Vietnam’s sunken Vinalines Queen cargo vessel has returned to Hanoi.

The pseudo-ancient house hunt

From hundreds of millions of dong to hundreds of billions, brownish-black houses with sophisticated carving details are becoming more popular.

Street Book Festival returns to HCM City

The 2nd Street Book Festival themed “Tradition-Present-Future” celebrating the Tet holiday season will open in Ho Chi Minh City from January 20 to 26, 2012.

Malawi reserve resurrected by 'Noah's Ark' project

Antelope, elephants, leopards and lions are grazing and reproducing again in a reserve in Malawi, resurrected through a repopulation project of biblical proportions.

Medical waste backs up

With treatment of medical waste being highly capital-intensive, only around 70 percent of it is treated in hospitals around the country.

Romney wins Iowa nail-biter by eight votes

Mitt Romney won the first battle in the 2012 White House race in dramatic fashion, wresting Iowa from devout Christian conservative Rick Santorum.

Universities want more say in recruiting, enrollments

Education experts have asked the Education and Training Ministry to create conditions for universities to have more autonomy in recruitment and enrolment quotas.

China finds huge violations in audit on local debt

China said it had uncovered 530.9 billion yuan ($84 billion) in misused funds in an audit of local government debts, as it moves to clean up "problem" financing.

Difficulties mount in search for missing ship and crew

Taiwan has halted search activities for a Vinalines ship and the 22 crew members, while the Philippines has yet to assign helicopters for the search due to bad weather.

Hanoi to tighten control over resettlement projects

Hanoi received a proposal to allow using housing of stagnant resettlement projects for urgent projects.

Local weightlifter enters world top three ranking

Tran Le Quoc Toan has ranked in the top three of the men's 56kg division following the latest rankings issued by the International Weightlifting Federation