VIETNAM TODAY

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Vietnam from October 11-12 to broaden and deepen the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.

A hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air as Paul McCartney climbed the steps of venerable Old Marylebone Town Hall to take himself a bride.

Amidst arguments about whether illegal racers’ motorbikes should be destroyed or confiscated, the Hanoi and HCMC police reported they had seized 166 such motorbikes last month.

At least 24 people were killed in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February.

A new Vietnamese flower supermarket was opened by Vice President of the Vietnamese Association in Japan, Ngo Hung Lam, on October 8.

At the Vietnam Buddhism Institute Buddhist institute, students who are also Buddhist monks not only study but also have a merry life.

Germany's Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest back-to-back world champion on Sunday when he finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Five dancers from Spanish arts troupe Bellet Cristina Hoyos will perform in Hanoi and HCM City next week.

The Ministry of Education and Training has asked the Hanoi People's Committee to issue regulations to standardise the fees.

Over 2,000 pigs were found to be affected by blue-ear pig disease Long An and Tien Giang provinces, said the Veterinary Department.

Farmers in a village in Nghe An Province have been catching rats to top up their earnings and protect their crops for years.

Tiger Woods carded his 2nd straight 68 but found himself well off the pace in third round of the US PGA Tour's Frys.com Open.

Many international schools in Ho Chi Minh City are recruiting students for courses without a license.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney is set to marry his American fiancee Nancy Shevell in London on Sunday, media reports said.

Travel firms in the Mekong province of An Giang are offering tours for visitors to experience the flood season between late July and mid-October.

"Whisper to lotus", a solo exhibition to mark 55 years of creating silk paintings debuts on Wednesday in HCM City.

Authorities in Dak Lak Province have decided to prosecute a former forest management official at the Yok Don National Park for illegal logging of timber.

The International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament-Khang Linh Cup 2011 opened in Vung Tau City on October 7.

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad came under greater pressure as Russia told him to either reform and Washington said he should "step down now".