VIETNAM TODAY

Police in Binh Duong province arrested three people who took advantage of homeless elderly people to beg for their own profit.

Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, began an official visit to Cambodia following the invitation of the Cambodian Defence Ministry.

As more and more Vietnamese buy smart phones, tablets, and electronic book (e-books) readers, the market for digital content is becoming bigger, but copyright remains an issue.

The 9th conference on science and nuclear technology was held from August 18-19 in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan.

The Cocoa Association of Asia (CAA) will transfer techniques for growing cocoa trees to Vietnamese farmers.

Hewlett-Packard, the world's top personal computer maker, announced Thursday it is considering spinning off its PC unit in a historic shift away from the consumer market.

US President Barack Obama has led a chorus of calls by world leaders for Syria's president to step down.

Mobile service providers in Vietnam said they are not prepared to offer 4G services as they are more concerned with 3G services.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people are still discriminated in Vietnam and are often exposed to domestic violence, sociologists warned.

Vietnam's bond market has experienced a significant year-on-year rise in growth during early 2011 compared with 2009 and 2010.

The fifth sports and cultural festival for ethnic minority groups opened in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 17.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Nguyen Vu Tu visitted 122 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested on May 30.

Vietnam will play in Group B of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers, which will take place from November 26 to December 1, 2011.

Hanoi-based Signatures of Asia Co., Ltd has renewed a website to promote golf in Vietnam – an webpage that includes the selling of golf packages.

None of the private healthcare centres in HCMC provide treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS, said a doctor.

US Vice President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart global economic stability depended on the two nations.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group has set a goal of producing 16-17 million tonnes of petroleum per year by 2015.

Model Jessica Minh Anh is ready to take high fashion 44m off the ground in the very first fashion show to be held on London's iconic Tower Bridge.

34 proposals for anti-corruption were awarded with a combined VND9.2B, as part of an effort to combat corruption.