VIETNAM TODAY

Tropical storm Nock-ten struck the northern central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An in the evening of July 30, claiming one live, according to initial report.

Anders Behring Breivik has told investigators he also considered attacking other targets linked to the government or the prime minister's Labor Party, police said.

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped to an all-time high of VND40.15 million a tael (1.2 ounces) on July 30 as global price surged.

Vietnam and Cambodia yesterday opened another pair of border posts, Hoa Lu in Vietnam's Binh Phuoc Province and Trapeang Sre in Cambodia's Kratie Province.

British police investigating phone hacking at the News of the World were set to extend their probe into claims that computers were hacked.

Thu Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Canadian has brought out a book on her homeland specialty food ‘Banh Mi’, titled “My quest for yummy Banh Mi”.

A Sino-Nom calligraphy training programme will open at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi this September.

The application of best available techniques and the best environmental practices was discussed at a seminar in central coastal city of Danang.

Hundred of Japanese businesses seeking investment opportunities in Vietnam gathered at a seminar in Bien Hoa City on July 29.

National Assembly deputies elected key positions to the Council of Ethnic Minorities, other bodies and Secretariat of NA sessions.

Tropical storm Nock-Ten is moving fast and will land in Thai Binh – Ha Tinh area today, Vietnam's weather forecast agency has warned.

13 workers were dead and 25 others injured after a huge fire hit a Chinese-owned footwear factory in Hai Phong northern city at 4:00 pm on July 29.

Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and her fiance Mike Tindall threw a party on a yacht with Prince William and wife Catherine.

Vietnamese commercial banks have announced huge profits in the first six months of the year despite a 20% credit growth cap.

US lawmakers set the stage for a frantic beat-the-clock effort to avert a catastrophic debt default.

Vietnam looks set to spend a hefty USD42.5 billion over the next 10 years developing tourism infrastructure and products to prop up the industry.

The World Tiger Day will be held by World Wildlife Fund and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network on July 30 for the 1st time in Vietnam.

NASA plans to launch a solar-powered spacecraft called Juno that will journey to Jupiter in search of how the huge, stormy giant was formed.

The Union of Science for Sustainable Tourism Development plans to promote salt parks to tourists as an environmentally friendly attraction.