VIETNAM TODAY

More than 500 arrested in Wall Street protest

Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge after more than 500 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march across the span.

Road maintenance fund to be collected from vehicles

The Ministry of Transport is proposing that the Road Maintenance Fund be collected mainly from vehicle fees.

PM Dung meets Dutch Crown Prince

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander in Rotterdam on Sept. 30 as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

City back on track as United stay top

Manchester City put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 victory at Blackburn as Manchester United rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Norwich.

Mozambique to open embassy in Vietnam

Mozambique will open an embassy in Vietnam later this year to boost cooperation between the two countries.

Thai company eyes Vietnam for noodles

Thai President Foods Plc is interested in setting up an instant noodle factory worth one billion baht in Vietnam.

Rampant seaport construction causes waste

Rampant seaport construction has left a number of them unused and wasted thousands of billion VND.

Bogus, false PhDs appear at universities

Universities are really thirsty for the lecturers with high academic titles. Therefore, many bogus and false PhDs have appeared.

Vietnam holds airline counter-terrorism drill

Vietnamese Civil Aviation Administration held an airline counter-terrorism drill in Phu Bai airport in Hue City.

All 18 people in Indonesia plane crash found dead

All 18 people aboard a plane that crashed on Indonesia's Sumatra island were found dead, an official said.

Goverment proposes monopoly on tobacco industry

The Government proposed a monopoly over tobacco production and import to control the supply and reduce tobacco use.

School initiative lights up greener rubbish disposal

Nearly 10 schools in Tra Vinh Province have built a small-scale waste burning system on campus to replace the previous dumping system.

Hong accepts invitation to chair Mrs World 2011 contest

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011 competition.

Hong accepts invitation to chair Mrs World 2011 contest

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011.

US envoy on major Asia, Gulf tour

The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan was headed on a multi-nation tour through Asia and the Gulf ahead of two major conferences on Afghanistan's future..

World stocks post worst quarter in 3 years

Global stocks closed their worst quarter in nearly three years on nagging concerns about the world economy.

Minority children saved from labor abuse

The Ho Chi Minh City police have saved 23 ethnic minority children who had been employed illegally at two unlicensed sewing factories.

Radical US-born cleric Awlaqi killed in Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaqi, an Al-Qaeda leader wanted over attacks in the US, was killed Friday in an air raid in Yemen hailed by President Barack Obama as a "major blow" to terrorists.

Typhoon set to hit northern Philippines

Typhoon Nalgae was poised to hit the Philippines on Saturday, threatening more than a million people living in areas still flooded from a previous storm, officials said.