VIETNAM TODAY

Four masterminds in a major drug trafficking ring in Bac Giang were sentenced to death, with 8 others receiving life sentences.

The Hanoi's traffic safety steering committee proposed to increase the fee for automobile and motorcycle parking.

The HCM City's Ballet and Symphony Orchestra will entertain the city this week with a gala performance by Vietnamese and foreign talents.

Cash-strapped Lao Cai Province has had to halt desperately needed renovation work on schools and residential accommodation.

The United Nations will provide Hoi An in Quang Nam Province with technical assistance to help turn the locality into an ecological city.

Vietnam's sovereign debt rose to $32.5 billion in 2010, an increase of 16.7 percent from the end of 2009, the Ministry of Finance reports.

Pyramid schemes have been taking advantage of poverty-stricken ethnic minority people in Kon Tum Povince.

A course on high-level political theory for 20 officials from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party opened in Hanoi on August 15.

Dr. Le Hoang Minh, director of the Tumor Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said that a 4 member team of American experts had accepted the challenge to operate on 31-year-old Nguyen Duy Hai who is suffering from an 80 kilogram tumor growth in his right leg.

Vietnam will try its best to boost relations with Germany, especially in economics, trade, investment, education and training.

US Vice President Joe Biden heads to China in hopes of winning favor with the rising power's next leader, seeking a smoother relationship after Beijing's sharp criticism of US fiscal policy.

The award winning Dung Dot (Don't Burn) is set to be screened in front of German audiences on August 22 at the Viethaus (Vietnamese House) in Berlin.

The Japanese Government will assist ASEAN member countries to enhance their capacity in coping with natural disasters.

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has called on agencies under the ministry to prepare feasible policies and measures to mobilize investments for to Long Thanh International Airport.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong worked with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education to develop a contingent of intellectuals.

Google announced it is buying US smartphone and tablet computer maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion.

Workers at industrial parks in Nghe An Province are tightening their belts to cover rising living costs amid low wages.

Infants have higher risk of developing autism if they have siblings with the disorder, a US study found Monday.

This year’s rice output is likely to reach 41.017 million tonnes, a year-on-year rise of 2.6 percent, said a senior agricultural official.