VIETNAM TODAY

Australian Nick D'Arcy handed Michael Phelps another 200m butterfly defeat, edging the world record-holder at the Santa Clara Grand Prix.

Vietnamese banks are considering M&A as the last resort for their survival amid increasing bad debt.

The Ministry of National Defence last Friday began work on clearing unexploded ordnance from Danang Airport, an Agent Orange hotspot.

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) will help develop chess in HCM City and Binh Duong Province, said the FIDE president.

Schemes to convert croplands or marginal lands to forests will make almost no inroads against global warming this century, a scientific study said.

Hanoi authorities have licensed the West Lake Co., Ltd to pilot tramcar project in the West Lake.

Vietnam has emphasised the significance and importance of the UNCLOS, a comprehensive international legal order.

If the charm of a city is to be found in its architecture, then Phnom Penh is less alluring than it used to be.

European finance chiefs launched crunch talks to avert the default of Greece amid fears of a domino effect rippling across the eurozone.

European finance chiefs launched crunch talks Sunday to avert the default of debt-stricken Greece amid fears of a domino effect rippling across the eurozone.  

Many Vietnamese seafood exporters are facing bankruptcy due to unfair competition from China.

The Hanoi Department of Health has ordered the YngShin Food Company to recall fruit juice products from the market, said to contain the toxic DEHP chemical.

European aerospace giant EADS on Sunday unveiled a rocket plane it hopes will be able to fly from Paris to Tokyo in 2.5 hours by around 2050.

The French Embassy in Vietnam presented France’s Order of Agricultural Merit to three Vietnamese scientists for their significant contributions to the development of agronomy.

The 12th National Youth Martial Arts Tournament opened in Can Tho city, attracting nearly 300 athletes from 30 provinces and cities.

Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database.

Celebrations of the Hoa Hao Buddhist sect’s 72nd founding anniversary have been held across Vietnam’s 15 provinces and cities with support of local authorities.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. halted an operation to clean highly contaminated waste water at a crippled Japanese nuclear plant due to higher-than-expected radiation levels.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum, built in 1863 in western architectural style, was conferred the title of ‘City Relic’ in a ceremony in District 4 in Ho Chi Minh City Friday.