VIETNAM TODAY

European leaders drew a line in the sand for Greece, saying its referendum on a hard-won bailout deal will decide whether it stays in the eurozone.

A number of primary schools in HCM City have designed a “farm corner” to their campuses.

The Ministry of Public Security will buy a mobile DNA analysis machine, the first of its kind in the world, to improve criminal investigations.

British charity foundation Kianh has started construction of a Day Centre for disabled children in Quang Nam Province.

A press conference on a project to support countries fighting crimes against wild animals, including the tiger was held in Hanoi by Interpol.

Students of all classes in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City schools are forced to buy reference books though they are nominally optional.

Boarding students in Nhon Mai Secondary School in Nghe An Province have to fish after school hours to feed themselves.

China said on Wednesday it hopes Europe will stick to a bailout plan reached at last week's debt crisis summit.

While some doctors at public hospitals must seek other jobs due to monthly low salaries, those in private clinics have found a way to earn a lot.

Seven Vietnamese artists are performing in the US at the invitation of the School of Music under the Brigham Young University.

The death toll from Thailand's floods surged above 400 as public anger simmered over the authorities' handling of the crisis.

The volume of overseas remittance to Vietnam is forecast to hit $8.5 billion this year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

Photos and objects on Vietnam and the country’s cuisine are being showcased at the Charleroi Expo 2011 in Charleroi city of Belgium.

South Korea's second largest automaker Kia Motors said Wednesday it would build a new plant in China to meet growing demand in the world's fastest-growing car market.

The National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control held a meeting to review its activities over the past nine months, and set key tasks for next year.

Vietnam always welcomes and creates favorable conditions for foreign non-governmental organizations to operate and assist in poverty reduction and sustainable development.

Thousands of anti-capitalists poured into the French Riviera city of Nice for a march against corporate greed ahead of the G20 summit in nearby Cannes, echoing protests worldwide.

Many real estate companies have reported incurring losses due to the country’s moribund real estate market.

A television programme was broadcast live to campaign for votes for Ha Long Bay as one of the new seven wonders of the world.