VIETNAM TODAY

Patients with mental illnesses are set to receive better care in accordance with a new 2011-20 Government scheme valued at nearly $400 million.

Vietnam and China concluded a working-level negotiation on marine issues, reaching a consensus to solve East Sea issues through peaceful measures.

Unclear guidelines for petroleum trading has prevented traders from cutting prices in June, said a Petrolimex official.

The US, the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee have been targets of a global cyber spying campaign, security firm McAfee said.

China warned Wednesday that tortured efforts to raise the US limit on borrowing had failed to defuse Washington's "debt bomb".

Many students and parents in HCM City are being conned by swindlers who claim they can get them admission to any university without taking exams.

Domestic gold prices increased by VND700,000 per tael to approx VND41 million per tael on August 3.

The harsh drought ravaging the Horn of Africa is likely to worsen and could trigger famine in more regions of Somalia, aid groups warned.

There is room for a lot more co-operation among tourist regions in Vietnam despite the efforts by local authorities in recent years.

Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak goes on trial Wednesday on murder and corruption charges that could see him hanged.

High grade tourism services have been thought as the services reserved only for VIP foreign travellers, but this perception has changed.

Showers continue to pour down many localities, posing a risk of flash floods and landslide in the central region.

The National Assembly approved PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s nominations for new cabinet, which was inaugurated on Wednesday.

Vietnam should immediately look for ways to avoid becoming an industrial garbage dump, a senior official said on Monday.

Google is a latecomer to social networking but its new site, Google+, is growing much more rapidly than Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, experts said.

A meeting to mark the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic ties was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2.

Many commercial banks have reported major profits in the first half of 2011, despite businesses facing difficulties.

Vietnamese female wrestler Pham Thi Duyen pocketed a silver medal at the 2011 Junior Wrestling World Championship in Bucharest, Romania.

The US President signed an emergency austerity bill that averted a debt default, but warned the contentious plan was "just the first step".