VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese renowned fashion designer Minh Hanh will bring a collection to Liuzhou’s annual Water Festival in China.

The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia said it planned to cut 3,500 jobs in Romania, Germany and the United States by the end of 2012.

Eighteen Asian-Pacific teams will participate in an international beach volleyball tournament to be held at Vung Tau City on October 7-9.

In Vietnam's urban areas there are many large, empty luxury homes, while low-income earners are in need of accommodation.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung met Prof. Cees Veerman, advisor to the Vietnamese PM on climate change, flood control and water resource management on Sept. 29.

Quang Ninh Province and Haiphong City are urgently making preparations to deal with storm No. 5, Nesat.

President of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO has joined 57 other member countries of the UNESCO Executive Board at the 187th session in Paris, France.

China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.

More teachers have been taking on multiple jobs, leaving them with tight schedules and affecting academic quality for students.

EVN signed a contract with the Japan Atomic Power Company for consulting services to make a site approval dossier and feasibility study for Vietnam’s second nuclear power plant.

Almost 180 domestic and international delegates will attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Green Growth Forum in Hanoi from October 3-4.

US online retail giant Amazon launched a touchscreen tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.

Vietnam will participate in WorldSkills London 2011 to show off their prowess in a variety of professional skills, next week.

Vietnam ranked 85th among 163 countries in the Environmental Performance Index with 59 points, said the World Bank in Vietnam.

Two students from Can Tho University have invented a system that uses sunlight to desalinate water, and successfully tested it in Ben Tre Province.

The NA has proposed abolishing the petroleum price stabilisation fund due to the lack of transparency in its operations.

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso called for a financial transactions tax and the creation of eurobonds to fix an economic crisis.

Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has provided USD165 million for Vietnam to fight the three diseases.

Vietnam welcomed 4.3 million international visitors in the first nine months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office.