VIETNAM TODAY

Cameron chairs crisis meet on London riots

Riots swept across London and at least three other cities, as PM David Cameron returned early from holiday to tackle one of the worst outbreaks of violence for decades.

Gold advances to VND46 million per tael

Domestic gold prices skyrocketed to VND46.2 million a tael at 11.00 this morning as world prices and domestic spiraled.

Ho Dynasty Citadel quarry found

A quarry that provided the material to build the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been discovered in Thanh Hoa Province.

Current electricity prices only benefit rich people: EVN

The current power pricing mechanism is not reasonable as it only benefits rich people and leads to energy wasting, an EVN official said.

A new way of literary creation in Vietnam

Vinh Quyen's novel represents a new phenomenon in Vietnamese literature: writing works in English, sharing ideas directly with the outside world.

Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam piano solo at Sofitel

A solo piano performance by artist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza in District 1.

12,000 people walk for AO victims

The Red Cross organised two charity walks in Hanoi and HCM City on August 8 to mark the 50th Agent Orange (AO) Disaster in Vietnam, August 10.

Five dead as truck crashes into passenger bus in central Vietnam

Five people were killed Monday in a bus-truck collision on National Highway 1A in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Nguyen Hoang Thien wins national junior tennis champs

Vietnamese tennis star Nguyen Hoang Thien won the National U18 Tennis Championships after defeating Pham Minh Tuan 2-0 in the final round.

Dong Van stone plateau popular with visitors

The Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang attracted 30,000 tourists, including over 10,000 foreigners in July.

Gold prices hit a record high of VND44 million per tael

SJC gold in Hanoi was listed at VND43.70-44.25 million per tael at 9:30am on August 8, up VND2.3 million per tael against the prices at weekend.

Maid sues Strauss-Kahn over NYC hotel encounter

A hotel maid sued ex-International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn oover what she calls a "violent and sadistic" attack.

Top Vietnamese, Lao leaders hold talks

Top Vietnamese and Lao Party leaders agreed to step up the exchange of information and experience, especially in national industrialisation and modernisation.

British riots spread on third night of violence

Rioting and looting spread across London as hooded youths set buildings and cars ablaze in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

Vietnam opposes China’s violations of sovereignty

Vietnam has protested China’s acts of violating the sovereignty and asked it to cease and refrain from recurrence of similar acts.

Global markets rocked by US downgrade

Stocks plummeted around the world as S&P's downgrade of the United States sent shockwaves through markets.

Vietnam hoists ASEAN flag to mark bloc founding

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry organised a ceremony to hoist the flags of ASEAN and Vietnam to mark the 44th founding anniversary of ASEAN.

Hanoi set to host Asian Youth Orchestra

The Asian Youth Orchestra, which comprises 100 best music students in Asia chosen annually by audition, will perform in Hanoi twice next week.

Domestic motorbike manufacturers disappearing on the market

While the demand for motorbikes has been increasing, the number of domestic motorbike manufacturers has been decreasing.

Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10

Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.

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