VIETNAM TODAY

Just 30 wild tigers survive today in Vietnam out of 3,200 across the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

China on Monday blamed Muslim separatist "terrorists" for deadly unrest in its vast northwest region bordering Central Asia.

Nearly 50 percent of probiotic products available in the domestic market do not meet quality standards, experts say.

The Vietnamese Vovinam martial arts delegation has won the second World Vovinam Championships that took place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Construction of a road that will link Noi Bai international airport with Nhat Tan bridge started August 1.

British-based banking giant HSBC has announced it will sell 195 retail branches to First Niagara Bank for an estimated $1 billion.

Implementing three strategic breakthroughs set by the 11th National Party Congress is the key task of the Government during its 2011-2016 tenure, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

Tropical storm Nock-ten has caused two deaths in Vietnam, reported the Central Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control.

President Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement on an emergency deal to avert the nation's financial default.

Apple has been working on a cheaper, lighter, and faster version of the iPhone 4 that will be called iPhone 4S, according to Vietnamese website Tinhté.

‘Nock-Ten’ typhoon has weakened considerably upon landing on the northern province of Thanh Hoa and the central province of Nghe An.

The Joint Venture Vietsopetro has invested hundreds of millions of USD in modern drilling rigs, hoping to pump 6.3 million tonnes of oil in 2011.

Two single-engine float planes collided as they flew near an Alaskan lake and one of them crashed and burned, killing the four people aboard, authorities said.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and Vietnam have discussed assistance for the building of a network to prevent and control diseases in aquaculture in Vietnam.

Michael Owen scored to lift Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a friendly football match that reprised their clash in the Champions League final.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to tighten the management of long-distance buses after finding that drivers were to blame for a series of serious road accidents.

Republican congressional leaders and President Barack Obama made a last-minute stab at compromise to avoid a government default.

Vietnam’s southern hub generated over US$15 billion in exports during the first seven months of this year, a surge of 21.7% against the same period last year.

The construction of 12 hydropower dams along Mekong River’s lower mainstream is expected to cause Vietnam an annual loss of up to USD1 billion.