VIETNAM TODAY

Two teams from Vietnam’s FPT University entered the top ten of the ACM/ICPC qualifying round for the Asian region, which took place in Thailand.

Asian stock markets slumped amid a surge in Italy's borrowing costs fuelling global anxiety about the future of the euro.

Over 90% of NA deputies voted for the country’s socioeconomic development plan for 2012 that targets an inflation rate of less than 10%.

French singer Kad Achouri will wow fans on November 15 at the French Cultural Centre L’Espace in Hanoi.

At least 20 workers were killed and another 23 were trapped underground after a blast at a mine in China on Thursday, state media said.

Saigontourist has launched over 300 inbound and outbound tours to welcome the upcoming Christmas festival and Tet holiday since early November.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is looking for the most suitable time for a coal price increase after Vinacomin proposed a hike for next year.

Four polluting factories in HCM City were forced to suspend operations by having their power supply cut and their machinery sealed, an agency said.

Couples in Vietnam will exchange vows on November 11, hoping that six first ones, the first number, will give them an auspicious start to marriage.

The ancient Vietnamese tale of "Tam and Cam" has faced censorship, amid objections of many literary experts.

Japanese police launched an investigation into the financial scandal engulfing Olympus Corp as a major investor joined increasing calls for a wholesale clean-out of the board.

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province police have arrested three men for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 120 people to Australia by boat.

Economic growth has been defined as the major momentum of Vietnam ’s human development progress, according to the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam.

A ceremony was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 9 to hoist the national flags of countries participating in the 26th Southeast Asian Games, including Vietnam.

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake killed at least three people in eastern Turkey, less than three weeks after a quake killed more than 600 in the same area, TRT television reported.

"Our guests all said they enjoyed their stay, and liked Vietnam a lot, but they wouldn't return," writes Tabitha Carvan.

Asian central banks have started slashing interest rates amid the prospect of a eurozone on the brink of catastrophe.

Vietnam's Xoan singing will be one of the 23 heritages to be put for recognition as a world intangible cultural heritage at a UNESCO meeting.

The charitable cycling event is held in the central Thua Thien Hue Province from November 17-21 to raise fund for children.