VIETNAM TODAY

Melbourne has edged out long-time front-runner Vancouver to be rated the world's most liveable city.

Honda Vietnam has filed a petition to the government after being told to pay tax arrears of VND3.34 trillion ($160 million).

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued a press release yesterday on “Clean Up the World Campaign” to be organised in HCM City.

Bank of America Corp is selling about half its stake in China Construction Bank for $8.3 billion, in its latest effort to shed assets and boost capital.

The State Bank has issued a circular that caps the amount of foreign currency individuals can exchange to USD100 in value per day they are abroad.

Experts have rung the alarm bell over the “health” of the river system in Vietnam, saying that a lot of rivers are perceptibly degrading.

Two grandmasters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son have been qualified for the 2nd round of the 2011 World Chess Championships.

The State Bank of Vietnam raised the foreign currency compulsory reserves ratio by 1 percentage point to 8 percent of total deposits.

Floodwaters from the upper stream of the Tien and Hau rivers are threatening thousands of ha of the autumn-winter rice crop.

The extent of Hurricane Irene's destruction became clearer with the death toll of nearly 40.

Though coastal economic zones were created to stimulate local economies, they have fallen short of expectations.

Vietnam is among a few countries that will test the 2.0 therapy for HIV treatment, a health official has said.

Yoshihiko Noda is set to be confirmed Tuesday as Japan's sixth new prime minister in five years.

The first European contemporary dance festival is to be held in Vietnam on September 8 and 9 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

Amnesty would be granted to thousands of prisoners and parolees today on the occasion of the country's National Day, announced the Presidential Office.

Vietnam Air Service Company will cooperate with the Azur Helicopter Company of France and the Vinacopter Company to open Vietnam’s first private helicopter service.

Many schools in Ho Chi Minh City are facing the serious shortage of child counsellors.

The wife of Muammar Gaddafi and three of his children took refuge in Algeria on Monday but the whereabouts of the former strongman himself remained a mystery.

Consumers have been left disappointed by a recent meagre petrol price cut, with complaints of profiteering being levelled at distributors and retailers.