VIETNAM TODAY

Many university lecturers and officials in HCM City have been found enrolling for unapproved master’s degrees and PhD programmes.

A three-minute film made by ninth graders from a school in HCM City has won first prize at the 5th filmmaking contest for Vietnamese students.

Nguyen Tien Minh suffered a sudden 2-1 loss to South Korea's Shon Wan Ho in the 2nd round of the French Open Badminton Tournament.

The loss of biodiversity has been the big worry of many countries, while the development of harmful exotic species is considered the biggest threat.

Family business becomes the ground-level norm in entrepreneurial Vietnam, but it's hard to find a match for Tan Hiep Phat.

Spain's unemployment rate soared to a near 15-year high in the third quarter of 2011, data showed Friday.

Students in An Phu District, in the Mekong province of An Giang, have been struggling with floods.

Nearly 200 athletes and coaches of 23 delegations from five countries have gathered for the Hanoi International Aikido Festival being held in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Transport has requested Hanoi to ban the use of roads and pavements for parking lots to ease traffic jams.

The national Index of Industrial Production rose by 5.2 percent in October, the General Statistics Office has reported.

The Korean Association of Veterans and Agent Orange presented $40,000 scholarships to Vietnamese poor pupils across the country on October 27.

There are no formal negotiations with China about investing in the European Financial Stability Facility, the head of the bailout fund said.

Ho Chi Minh City has been dealing with the effects of heavy flooding over the past few days.

The seventh Heads of Asia Coast Guard Agencies Meeting themed, “Boosting practical cooperation, sharing information, security and safety at sea” closed in Hanoi.

Vietnamese and US surgeons will operate on Nguyen Duy Hai of Dalat at a Ho Chi Minh City Tumor Hospital next month.

Weak management of transport issues has worsened year after year, adding to appalling traffic situation, a National Assembly official said.

Months of rolling strikes have cost Australian flag carrier Qantas Aus$68 million ($70 million), far more than the damage wrought by the grounding of flights by recent volcanic ash clouds.

Two thirds of the world's population live without social security protection, according to a UN report.

The Republic of Korea’s MBC Television wants to support Agent Orange victims in Vietnam, MBC General Director Kim Jae Cheul said.