VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi police arrested a taxi driver a week after he overcharged two Singaporean passengers who visited for the Interpol meeting.

New rules will make it tougher for underperforming enterprises to raise capital on the bond market.

Nearly elderly 100 bicyclists started a bicycle tour from Hanoi to Ha Long to support the Vote for Ha Long Bay Campaign.

Many people suspect that PVL's recent discount on apartments is a trick to attract customers, not to repay bank loans.

Former world number one Tiger Woods on Monday said he was starting to enjoy golf again after a spate of injuries.

Provinces in Central Highlands and 28 districts in six neighboring provinces have outlined a plan that calls for changes to the educational system.

A new survey showed that only 3% of businesses cooperated on training programmes with Vietnamese universities.

Greek political chiefs were scrambling to form a unity government, name a new PM and call early elections as they struggled to escape a debt crisis under intense international pressure.

A culture and tourism week themed “Crossing Viet Bac heritage regions” will be held in the northern province of Bac Kan from November 6-9.

Vietnam’s two-way trade turnover with Russia is expected to reach US$10 billion by 2020.

ASEAN countries agreed to promote traditional medicine through information exchange, research, and the scientisation of traditional cures to guarantee their safety.

Mudslides in western Colombia after days of heavy rain killed at least 36 people at the weekend and dozens are still missing, according to an updated official toll.

Qatar's PM called for Arab states to meet next Saturday to weigh Syria's failure to implement a deal struck with the Arab League to end bloodshed.

The Ministry of Health has launched the 2011 National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, aiming for no new cases of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam.

The Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, is making an official visit to Vietnam from Nov. 7-10 at the invitation of State President Truong Tan Sang.

A breakthrough in Greece's political stalemate seemed likely as the opposition leader said a deal on a unity government was possible if PM Papandreou resigns.

A delegation from HCM City led by the Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan has attended the New York City Global Partners Summit.

The nationwide death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed past 500 as the polluted black water continued its march through northern Bangkok.

Smoking is costing Vietnam USD 1 billion and claiming about 40,000 lives every year, according to a new report.