VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s Truong Nam Thanh has won the Mr. Manhunt Popularity at the annual Manhunt International modeling contest in Seoul, South Korea.

Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize.

Vietnam has received seven Certificates of Excellence at the 41st WorldSkills London held in UK.

Hanoi has decided to honour 10 outstanding citizens for their major contributions, on the occasion of the capital’s Liberation Day.

Optimism in Vietnam continued declining in the third quarter, according to a global survey by auditing and consulting firm Grant Thornton.

Vietnamese junior Nguyen Hoang Thien won the men's singles and doubles titles at the Hong Kong Open Junior Tennis Championships on Saturday.

Schools have been struggling to find qualified English teachers since a national pilot programme was launched last year.

A curfew was imposed overnight in Egypt's capital after 24 people, mostly Coptic Christians, died in clashes with security forces.

Embattled carrier Qantas was forced to cancel or delay nearly 80 flights on Monday despite aircraft engineers calling off strike action after the airline threatened to withhold pay.

A 100-year old house, recognised by Thanh Hoa Province as a "historical vestige", was recently sold, despite regulations.

Leaders of five big banks in Vietnam have decided to sell off gold in hopes of boosting the supply and reducing speculation.

A special photographic exhibition showing the incredible diversity of life on the planet, will take place in Hanoi in November.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Vietnam from October 11-12 to broaden and deepen the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

A hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air as Paul McCartney climbed the steps of venerable Old Marylebone Town Hall to take himself a bride.

Amidst arguments about whether illegal racers’ motorbikes should be destroyed or confiscated, the Hanoi and HCMC police reported they had seized 166 such motorbikes last month.

At least 24 people were killed in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.

A new Vietnamese flower supermarket was opened by Vice President of the Vietnamese Association in Japan, Ngo Hung Lam, on October 8.

At the Vietnam Buddhism Institute Buddhist institute, students who are also Buddhist monks not only study but also have a merry life.

Germany's Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest back-to-back world champion on Sunday when he finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix.