VIETNAM TODAY

Prosecutors of the court of Palawan Province, Philippines, withdrew their charges against 37 Vietnamese fishermen.

Many companies in Binh Duong Province and Ho Chi Minh City recylce plastic from untreated medical waste.

At the new school year, 40 youngsters with HIV at a Hanoi's social education centre still long for the day when they can join mainstream education.

Hong Kong has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory worth about $1.7 million hidden in a shipment from Malaysia, customs authorities said.

Vietnam’s Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu was among 50 teachers worldwide honoured for their creativity by Microsoft.

Hanoi is experiencing a boom in promotional programmes, with shops adopting increasingly bizarre sales advertising.

Olympic champion Olga Kaniskina powered to an unprecedented third consecutive world women's 20km race walk title on Wednesday.

Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi said they planned to merge their small and medium-sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers.

A variety of performances will be held in 13 cities and provinces across the country on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate Vietnamese Music Day.

The total value of retail trade and services reached $59.72 billion between January and August this year, reports the General Statistics Office.

A seminar discussing the building of new rural areas in the central region was held in Quang Ngai province on August 30.

Beginning October 1, agricultural land which is used for research will be exempt from taxes.

Women Unions from 19 provinces and cities of South Vietnam, launched a campaign aimed at preventing deaths by drowning amongst children.

Libyan rebels have given forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi until Saturday to surrender or face the "final battle" of the uprising against the fugitive dictator's crumbling regime.

Nearly 2 million cases related to smuggling, counterfeiting, and other trade frauds have been uncovered in Vietnam.

An investigation conducted by Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Fire-Fighting Police in 2010 showed that more than 60 percent of high-rise apartment buildings in Vietnam violated fire safety regulations.

The second Vietnam-China defence-security strategic dialogue at deputy ministerial level took place in Beijing, evaluating the satisfactory progress in the two countries’ relations.

The US voiced renewed concern over the risks to individuals after the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks made public more US diplomatic cables, many of which contained the names of sensitive sources.

More than 200 golfers are taking part in a charity golf tournament entitled ‘Swing for Life,’ which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30.