VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese tourism companies are attending the 33rd Top Resa Tourism Fair in Paris, France from September 20-23.

Vietnam needed USD30 million to carry out 53 humanitarian projects till 2015, Red Cross general secretary Doan Van Thai said.

A third member of an alleged rogue US army unit in Afghanistan pleaded guilty in a plea deal over shock killings of local civilians.

The 6 th meeting of the Vietnam – US Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on Agent Orange (AO) opened in Hanoi from September 22.

Vietnam has just issued a decree to impose a fine of up to VND50 million on those who distribute spam SMS advertising fortune-telling and gambling services.

Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman its president and CEO, replacing Leo Apotheker in a bid to restore investor confidence.

The UN highly values Vietnam’s success in implementing millennium development goals as well as its effective participation in the “One-UN” initiative in the country.

Akito Tachibana, General Director of Toyota Vietnam, shares his perspective on legal proceedings against the company.

More than VND4.1 trillion will be spent on upgrading and building boarding schools in mountainous provinces during the 2011-15 period.

A shortage of workers, rising costs and harsher competition from foreign rivals are handicapping Vietnam's handicrafts industry, one official said.

Reckless and negligent behaviour of residents and concerned agencies may pose a risk to the re-occurrence of the disease in Vietnam.

Truong Nam Thanh of Ho Chi Minh City will take part in the Manhunt International modeling contest to be held in Seoul at the end of this month.

The US state of Georgia went ahead and executed Troy Davis despite doubts over his 1991 murder conviction.

Vietnam has witnessed 52,321 hand, foot and mouth disease in 61 cities and provinces so far this year, including 109 deaths.

The decision by the Government to raise the minimum wage from October 1, 2011 has brought more worries than joys to labourers.

Young writer Di Li published her memoir Nhat Ky Mua Ha in traditional print and online e-book versions on September 21.

Theoretically, Vietnam has grounds to sue for demanding Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand back and win the lawsuit, one official has said.

The Ministry of Education and Training was urged to call upon students to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Plans by authorities in Quang Nam Province to increase spending on a monument have caused negative public reactions.