VIETNAM TODAY

The biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years is taking aim at a vast span of territory that includes Canada, Australia and Africa as well as plenty of open ocean, NASA said.

To Ngoc Thanh, the son of late great painter To Ngoc Van, has introduced his 34 oil paintings which depict the beauty of Sapa to audiences.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province ordered environment officials to inspect environment damage caused by the controversial Tan Rai bauxite plant, an official said.

In autumn, the fields of Mu Cang Chai turn varying shades of brilliant yellow and are filled with life.

Teachers complain that they have got confused with the programme to ease the overloading in curricula.

Hanoi attracted USD999.6 million of FDI in the first nine months of 2011, a three-fold increase on-year, said the City Statistics Office.

As part of efforts to correctly implement petrol pricing regulations, the Ministry of Finance has decided to inspect major traders.

Last-minute talks and the threat of a US veto have failed to divert the Palestinian president from his historic quest to seek state membership at the United Nations.

The Group of 20 major economies have vowed to mount a powerful response to the rising challenges facing the world economy.

A street festival themed “ Hanoi – no plastic bag Sunday ” will take place in the capital on October 2.

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.