VIETNAM TODAY

It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover, but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president."

Hanoi municipal authorities, with the help of consultants, have placed new regulations on taxis and transport companies.

Vietnam’s outstanding players have failed after nine days of tough competition at the 2012 Asian Chess Championships which closed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13.

Substandard mining operations in Nghe An Province have taken the toll on the environment of surrounding areas and their residents.

Local doctors say that patients with a mysterious skin condition in the central province of Quang Ngai cannot be cured completely because they still do not know how it is caused.

Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO.

Province and city authorities have started repairs and upgrades on irrigation systems and reservoirs ahead of the wet season.

Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years.

Mexican police said they had found the dumped and decapitated bodies of 49 people, probably killed in drug violence.

Businessmen are giving gifts including shares and land often to influence company ownerships or valuations.

The Vietnamese currency, the Vietnam dong, is increasing in value, said a research team of the Institute for Financial Strategies and Policies under the Ministry of Finance at a recent conference.

A documentary film on the Hoang Sa archipelago by Vietnamese French director Andre Menras was screened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Paris on May 11.

The reputation that Jamie Dimon honed for decades on Wall Street has been severely damaged in a matter of days.

Greece's President will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a final attempt to forge an emergency coalition, and avoid fresh polls, amid heightened fears of a eurozone exit following inconclusive elections.

China's central bank cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves on Saturday

Experts have warned that since the brands have been built up in a too simple way, they would not survive for a long time.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Vietnam's Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B+'.

Vietnam gained a year-on-year increase of 99.5 percent to 26.4 million USD in tuna export value to Japan for the first quarter.

Two fire bombs were thrown at the offices of Italy's tax enforcement agency Equitalia in the port city of Livorno early on Saturday.