VIETNAM TODAY

Mobile service providers have developed eight million 3G subscribers in Vietnam, narrowing the digital gap between urban and rural areas.

Japan and Vietnam signed an exchange of notes on a human resource development scholarship with a budget of $4.16 million in Hanoi.

With rising complications due to faulty prescriptions, the Ministry of Health has specified the responsibilities of a medical worker.

The 1st session of the 13th National Assembly was opened in Hanoi to nominate Vietnam's leaders for the next four years.

Athletes from 37 ethnic groups nationwide are competing in the seventh National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities opened in Quang Nam Province.

US President Barack Obama met separately with his top Democratic allies and Republican foes to hammer out a compromise averting a debt default.

After a quiet June, islands, tourism sites and beautiful beaches these days receive more travellers who want to relax on brine.

Japan posted a surprise trade surplus of $897 million in June, the government said as the nation recovers from the impact of the March earthquake.

The People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province plans to set up an elephant sanctuary by 2014 at a total cost of roughly VND58 billion (USD3 million).

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.32% from the previous month, and up 21.55% on-year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.

Michael Phelps arrived in Shanghai with his US team-mates ahead of his bid for another huge medals haul at the world championships.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has raised its voice over the recent complaints of some artists over the state awards.

The UN said that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting over 10 million people in the Horn of Africa.

Up to 6,901 houses have been built for the poor in border areas and on islands over the past 3 years, according to a conference in Hanoi on July 19.

Residents in Tien Giang have protested against the local authority's proposal to earmark land for golf course and industrial park development.

The Vietnam Urban Planning Association has proposed conversion of the century-old Long Bien Bridge into a contemporary art museum.

Embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch vowed Wednesday that News Corp. would bounce back from the phone-hacking scandal.

Dantri/DTiNews held a live, online forum with the Swiss Education Group on the opportunities in hotel management study in Switzerland.

Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem will compete at the 2011 Sparkassen Chess-Meeting to be held from July 21-31 in Dortmund.