VIETNAM TODAY

Japan on Monday intervened in currency markets for the first time since August to weaken the yen.

Universities cannot persuade graduates to stay at the schools to work as lecturers, while it is very difficult to “hunt for heads”.

A 20-km stretch of road in Tan Ky District, Nghe An Province, has remained covered in red mud for the past six months.

An annual event has successfully raised public awareness on environment protection, encouraging people to use environmentally-friendly bags.

The consumer price index is set to inch up 0.2-0.3 percent over last month, according to the Domestic Market Management Board.

The country should boost management over the establishment of new tertiary education centres, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Air pollution in Beijing reached "hazardous" levels on Monday, the US embassy said, as thick smog blanketed the city for the third day running.

German man Thomas Dold, the world’s defending champion of vertical run, crowned the title today at the 178m vertical race in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Philippines welcomed one of the world's symbolic "seven billionth" babies on Monday.

Hanoi Telecom Corporation is seeking Ministry of Information and Communications intervention so that it can acquire half of the third generation (3G) bandwidth held by EVN Telecom.

The United States plans to bolster its military presence in the Gulf after the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq announced by President Barack Obama, The New York Times reported.

Vietnam’s famous travel hotspot Sapa has been hit with cold weather, heavy raining and rising floods as of early Sunday morning when temperature fell down to 11.3 degree Celsius.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Japan is aimed at promoting the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in a more in-depth, substantial and effective manner.

The current minimum wage can only cover about 65% of labourers’ basic living standards, according to a new survey.

The Arab League has proposed a plan of "concrete steps" to end the bloodshed in Syria and expects President Bashar al-Assad to respond on Monday, Qatar's foreign minister said.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the meeting of national representatives to the International Francophone Organisation in Paris.

For the first time, Hanoi will host the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tokyo in the afternoon of October 30, beginning an official visit to Japan at the invitation of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

A strong windstorm hit Hong Ngu District in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, collapsing 13 homes and severely damaging about 30 others.