VIETNAM TODAY

More than 7,000 workers from a US-run massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia started a week-long strike to demand better wages.

Vast deposits of rare earth minerals have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said.

The Vietnam branch of US multi-level marketing firm Agel has closed, leaving dealers with losses of VND6 billion.

Vietnamese businesses are facing a serious shortage of manpower since workers are quitting and unhappy due to low salaries.

Singer Thu Minh and her partner Lechezar Todorov became champions in the Vietnamese version Dancing with the Stars 2011.

Authorities have warned major mobile phone service providers over their loose management of message switchboards.

As the US winds down its shuttle programme, Russia will gain complete control of access to the International Space Station.

Nearly 700,000 candidates nation-wide sat Math tests this morning as part first phase university entrance exams.

One day before taking their first university entrance exam, thousands of students set out for the Temperature of Literature.

Allies of Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra will scramble to form a coalition government Monday after a huge poll victory.

Vietnam’s national flag was hoisted above the Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore, on the 1st day of competition of 2011 ASEAN Schools Games.

Some banks have their quoted deposit rates for Vietnam dong slightly lower than the ceiling rate of 14% per year.

Nearly 200 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of 2011, environmental group WWF said.

Seven houses fell into the Xom Cui River in Binh Chanh District of Ho Chi Minh City early Saturday, causing panic for 60 residents.

The museum of Binh Thuan province has unearthed a 2,500 year-old earring, the first of its kind ever to be found in the province, according to museum official.

Allies of Thailand's fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra stormed to victory in elections on Sunday.

Vietnamese student-athletes are competing at the third ASEAN Schools Games, which kicked off at Max Pavillion stadium in Singapore on July 1.

Jiangcheng district in China’s Yunnan province will host a traditional ‘con’ throwing festival for participants from Vietnam, China and Laos.

Aviation regulators were discussing Sunday whether to seek court approval to extend the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia.