VIETNAM TODAY

Police in Quang Ninh Province uncovered a major illegal coal mining case, arresting 24 people during their raid.

Vinashin and the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group currently owe VND6.3 trillion to the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s 3D animated TV series “Under the shade of the trees” has won a Golden Heart award at the Yxine Film Festival 2011.

These days it’s common to hear about violence in school and find videos on the internet of students fighting each other.

National karate team members will be provided with body protection in domestic and international competitions from next year.

The main source of CO2 emissions in Vietnam is from coal-fired electric power plants, according to an international conference in Hanoi.

More and more Vietnamese teenagers are taking nude photos without knowing the dangers involved.

"The Artist" and "Hugo" led nominations for Hollywood's Critics' Choice Awards, in a key week that will firm up the field of likely Oscar contenders.

OPEC holds a ministerial meeting to decide on oil production levels, with markets expecting the cartel to maintain its official quota.

The Civil Aviation Administration concluded that copilot Kim Tae Hun had falsified his documents in order to be employed by Vietnam Airlines.

Nearly 120 scholars, experts and diplomats gathered at the international conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to devise measures to solve disputes over the East Sea.

The French Development Agency signed a EUR1 million grant agreement to support Vietnam in sustainable microfinance development.

Vietnam is expected to welcome the six millionth international visitor, marking a successful year for the country’s tourism, according to the National Administration of Tourism.

A gunman opened fire on a Belgian town square, killing four people - including a 17-month-old baby, and injured more than 100.

PM Nuri al-Maliki issued an open invitation for US firms to help rebuild Iraq Tuesday, as his oil-rich nation closes the door on a nearly nine-year American military presence.

Companies are discouraged from paying employees in the form of products unless they have the agreement of their workforce.

Domestic tours are now more expensive than some foreign ones as local airfares have been increased by 20%.

Up to 47% of cosmetics sold in Hanoi are fake, according to a survey by Nielsen Vietnam and a taskforce on intellectual property.

Gay people in Vietnam are struggling to overcome social prejudice and family opposition to live true to themselves, heard a recent workshop.