VIETNAM TODAY

A Vietnam veteran and best-selling author will donate 500 of his books on the American War to Vietnamese soldiers based in Spratly Islands.

A marathon competition for couples in wedding dresses themed Love and Challenges will be held in the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on August 20.

Vietnam supported other ASEAN countries in implementing cooperative initiatives within the framework of expanded Tonkin Gulf economic cooperation.

Nguyen Chinh Tam, the writer of three analyses “Seeking a new order in the East Sea”, emphasised institutionalising the East Sea disputes.

Travel firms and airlines will cooperate to develop MICE (meeting, incentives, conference, exhibition) tourism in Vietnam.

Visitors to the former capital of Hue should not miss the peace and quiet provided by a visit to Dam Chuon Lagoon.

Twelve Vietnamese fishermen who were rescued during a recent storm in the Philippines fly home yesterday.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs took into account corporate financial competence while drafting the early pay raise proposal, an official said.

Giap Van Chung, a Hungarian literature translator, was awarded the Pro Cultural Hungarica 2011 certificate for promoting Hungarian culture abroad.

Italian surgeon Roberto DeCastro, who successfully performed genital organ regeneration surgery on a Vietnamese boy was on a working visit to Vietnam.

US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athletics World Championships, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Vietnam has an ambitious plan to bring renewable energy to around 600,000 households in rural, mountainous and out-of-the-way coastal areas by 2020, according to the Institute of Energy.

The crime rate in Vietnam now is average in comparison with other countries in the region and the world, said Lieutenant General Tran Dai Quang, Minister of Public Security.

Apple plans to begin trial production of a next generation iPad in October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A slowdown in the real estate market is threatening Vietnamese financial markets.

Thua Thien - Hue Province’s culture department is drafting a plan to build a theater for Ca Hue (Hue folk music singing).

Novak Djokovic has breezed through his 3rd round match but Rafael Nadal was pushed to the limit before he reached the quarter-finals in Cincinnati.

Over $74 million was approved for a project to preserve the cultural identities of ethnic minorities in Vietnam by 2020, said an official.

Pham Vu Luan, Minister of Education and Training said there will be policies to encourage voluntary contribution from young people.