VIETNAM TODAY

The pollution on Sai Gon River has become worse as increasing industrialisation along the river bank threatens the main water source of HCM City.

A Milan appeals court Saturday ordered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's holding company Fininvest to pay 560 million euros in a bribery case.

Ly Son Island is now well known for its juicy, nutritious Ca nuc (round scads) which are now available and brought in by boats in abundance to the mainland.

The signing of a Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement will further promote bilateral ties and increase investment opportunities for both sides.

Vietnam’s new ambassador to the US has affirmed that the most important goal of his working term is to contribute to developing the Vietnam-US ties.

South Sudan has become the world's newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal.

A proposal of VND6.8 trillion in G-bonds for stagnant transportation projects has been turned down.

For Seth and Dem, decorating soon-to-be-demolished walls in HCM City with beautiful graffiti may not be as much of a fool’s errand as it appears.

HCM City plans to strengthen relationship with provinces to enrich tourism products to woo more visitors, said municipal official.

Former US First Lady Betty Ford, who turned her battles with two devastating illnesses into triumphs, has died at the age of 93, reports said.

The IMF said it was releasing 3.2 billion euros to Greece as part of its joint bailout with the European Union for the debt-stricken country.

A herb marketed as ‘Japanese tea’ and widely sold to tourists in Sapa has been found harmful to human health.

The annual Vietnam Summer Camp 2011 for overseas Vietnamese youths and students kicked off in Hanoi on July 8.

Vietnamese French citizen Tran Van Phu, Chairman of the Corele International Group and SCAVI Group, won the Cresus Prize for his book in Paris.

Vietnamese horror movie "Between The 2 Worlds" will be among the many blockbusters to entertain audiences this summer, with premieres on July 22.

The reference organisation for the conservation status of Earth's animals and plants said that most species of tuna are urgently in need of protection.

French prosecutors began a preliminary inquiry into allegation by a writer that former IMF chief tried to rape her in 2003, judicial sources said.

Acecook Vietnam has lodged a petition to the Vietnam Competition Authority against Masan Food, accusing it of false advertising.

The third ASEAN School Games closed in Singapore. The Vietnamese sports delegation won 47 medals, including 20 golds, 16 silvers and 11 bronzes.