VIETNAM TODAY

Researchers in Australia said they had discovered that dolphin colonies living around Melbourne are a species unlike any other in the world.

Illegal quarries are a threat to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The Australian Embassy in Hanoi has provided VND205 million (AUD10,000) for a waste management project in Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province.

Emerging economies "could help to temporarily reduce this moment of volatility but it won't resolve the problem" of structural weaknesses in the eurozone, analysts say.

Authorities have approved VND775 billion for the exhibition content of the Hanoi Museum.

The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security is working with Interpol to issue an international search warrant for a former accountant at the Central Cinema Department for embezzling money.

Facebook is letting members follow strangers Twitter-style in the latest of a barrage of data maelstrom-taming moves since rival social network Google+ launched in June.

A key US government report spreads the blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, citing a bad cement job, poor management by BP and its subcontractors.

Though monthly inflation rate has been curbed, it is too early for Vietnam to ease macroeconomic policies, the ADB reported.

Despite banks having announced lending interest rates of 17-19% per year, many are still trying to exceed the cap.

The Sixth Vietnamese-Indian Strategic Defence Dialogue at the deputy ministerial level was held in Hanoi on Sept. 14.

Danang City is among cities selected for a green model city project by APEC energy and transport ministers.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc is among the most influential executives in Southeast Asia, said Wall Street Journal.

The Ministry of Construction proposed the Government instruct credit organisations to loosen loans for real estate segments.

Vietnamese martial artists have won three gold medals, three silvers and six bronzes at the pre-Southeast Asian Games Kempo Shorinji Tournament.

Police in Hanoi have inspected several parking lots in the capital and detected numerous violations.

Vietnam's Luu Hong Quang has won first prize at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition in Australia.

Foreign visitors will enjoy VAT refunds when they purchase goods in Vietnam under a draft currently being considered by the Ministry of Finance.

The US poverty rate rose in 2010 to 15.1 percent, the highest since 1993, according to census data.