VIETNAM TODAY

A Liberian rights campaigner, the country's president and a Yemeni activist received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Saturday for their work for peace and women's rights.

From next year, vocational schools and higher education institutions can decide their own levels of enrollment, said a circular recently issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

New regulations have been issued with an aim to keep a tighter control over the imports-exports and goods circulation, but caused big losses to businesses.

Vietnam shares responsibility with the international community in implementing measures and initiatives to deal with global climate change.

Leaders of Vietnamese and UK parliaments met in London with a view to elevate co-operative ties between the two legislative bodies.

Global credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of Vietcombank, Techcombank, and BIDV.

Vietnam Airlines launched its first direct flight to the UK's London Gatwick Airport, on December 9.

Russia braced for the first nationwide protest against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule amid signs of swelling anger over a poll won by his party.

The Tay Ho Weekend Market has been a popular place for locals to hang around, meeting friends and, especially, shopping for good, safe food for their family every Saturday morning.

Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced 2012 as ‘National Traffic Safety Year’, focused on raising traffic awareness in people and reducing traffic congestion.

The press on Saturday hailed David Cameron's decision to veto a new EU treaty to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked insurgents to end violence during a surprise visit to war-torn Mogadishu, the first in 18 years by a leader of the world body.

Vietnam welcomes investors in the mining industry and is completing legislation on minerals that is in line with other countries in the world, says Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai.

The US-based SilverSea Cruises Ltd has decided to cancel cruises to Haiphong due to port’s congested waterways.

A growing coalition of countries demanding a new pact on greenhouse gases heaped pressure on China, the US and India.

Training courses offered by pedagogy universities to existing primary-school teachers have shown good results, said an official.

State-owned corporations and groups in Vietnam continue paying high salaries, despite incurring losses.

Several projects to build new theatres and art performance venues in HCM City remain on paper due to a lack of funds.

Water is being wasted and needs to be conserved was the message from a scientific workshop on the usage of the precious resource in HCM City.