VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Education and Training will require professors at music and art schools to teach a maximum 440 hours a year.

US added a scant 69,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate rose for the first time in almost a year, spelling more trouble for President Obama's reelection.

Denmark decided to halt three out of four of its ODA climate change study projects in Vietnam due to misappropriation of funds.

Bad news about domestic economy and changes in world market would be a big challenge for Vietnamese banks' plan to issue international bonds in 2012.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Tromsoe in the Arctic Circle to see first hand the way climate change is opening a once frozen region to competition for vast oil reserves.

The East Asia Summit on tourism, trade and travel was held in Bangkok , Thailand, as part of the World Economic Forum on East Asia .

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hailed the important role played by women in politics, business and across society.

The Draft Law No. 3 on university training would let schools decide their own tuition fees.

ASEAN leaders and economic scholars have agreed on the need to enhance regional connectivity intensively and extensively to create a buffer for external shocks and adverse impacts.

The circular on the management of prepaid mobile subscriptions is predicted to reduce the number of mobile subscribers.

An Israeli soldier and two Palestinian militants were killed in a Palestinian attack and a retaliatory air strike, sources on both sides said.

The State Bank of Vietnam may reduce deposit interest rates to 9 percent per year to cut loan rates and help businesses.

Vietnam’s brand new entertainment robot ‘Tosy’ will soon conquer the Spanish toy market, according to the TOSY Robotics Company.

Deputies agreed that water resources included surface and ground water found across the country's mainland as well as Vietnam‘s territorial waters during the third session of the 13th NA.

The law on advertising was a hot topic at the NA meeting session on May 30, especially the law on milk powder ads for infants.

Julia Lescova, the winner of Best Model of The World 2006, will come to Vietnam to participate in “Beauty and Benevolence” programme in HCM City on June 8.

When world gas prices increase, domestic prices rapidly follow, yet when world prices drop, domestic prices tend to drop at a slower rate and by less.

While many children are enjoying the happiness of the International Children’s Day, less fortunate kids are struggling to live.

Brendan Rodgers was appointed the new manager of Liverpool on Friday, the Premier League club announced, after joining from Swansea.