VIETNAM TODAY

Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals.

Saigon has streets of Chinese traditional medicines, ornamental birds and fish, wedding invitation cards and others.

Samsung Electronics said it would file for a sales ban on Apple's new iPhone with courts in France and Italy as the phone infringed its patents.

The National Assembly suggested an increase in the country's public holidays at a meeting to discuss the draft amended Labour Code.

Only a handful of large airports in Vietnam are making profits, it was announced at a recent meeting.

EU nations are building a "co-ordinated" plan to recapitalise banks to avoid contagion from the debt crisis, the European Commission said.

DTiNews will stage a live, online forum entitled “UK Education - The best bang for your buck” on October 7.

Vietnam defeated Iran 2-1 to take the trophy in the final of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International in the Central Highland City of Pleiku.

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan discussed with HCM City leaders and academics strategies for education reform.

Japan will go ahead with its whaling program in the Antarctic later this year under heightened security to fend off activists who have vowed to disrupt the annual hunt.

Disney plans to release 3D versions of four more classic movies, including "Finding Nemo" and "The Little Mermaid," after the success of the revived "The Lion King."

Four years after a real estate boom that saw investors camp out on the streets waiting to pay cash for unbuilt apartments, Vietnam's once-hot property market has caught a chill.

The state-owned Electricity of Vietnam Group owes debts to PetroVietnam that have now surpassed VND10 trillion.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has demanded that concerned agencies tighten control over foreign workers.

The Vietnam-Cuban Friendship Association has affirmed solidarity with five Cuban youths who have been detained in the US for efforts to prevent terrorist acts against their homeland.

A car bomb tore through a government compound in Mogadishu, killing more than 70 people in the deadliest attack by Somalia's Shebab rebels in their near five-year insurgency.

Apple shares slipped on Wall Street as they unveiled an updated version of the iPhone but not a transformative new model.

Many universities have spent tens of billions of dong to purchase expensive equipment for technique majors, but still fail to attract more students.

Eurozone banks deposited the biggest amount of overnight funds at the ECB so far this year, official data showed on Tuesday.