VIETNAM TODAY

US President Barack Obama called more budget talks Monday at the White House to seek US debt deal.

The Ministry of Finance has decided not to raise import duties on petroleum products in the face of "complicated" fluctuations in the global market.

NASA is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station, the US space agency said.

Vietnamese athlete Truong Thanh Hang secured a berth for the 2012 London Olympics after winning a gold medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.

According to Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, many parents who have sent their children to a simulated military camp are reporting physical abuse by trainers.

Slovakia, Poland and Hungary have affirmed support for Vietnam’s bid to strengthen ties with the European Union (EU).

The second meeting of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on July 10 after one week of sitting.

Australia announced plans on Sunday to tax carbon pollution at Aus$23 (US$24.74) per tonne to help battle climate change.

Vietnamese French musician Nguyen Le, who has become quite popular in the music world, has returned home for a performance titled “Hometown” in Hanoi.

A taxi driver who took part in protests demanding electoral reform in Malaysia died after he collapsed while running away from a police tear gas attack, the opposition and his family said.

FDI flow into ASEAN may reach 80 billion USD a year after the ASEAN Economic Community comes into being in 2015, said an official.

Britain's News of the World went to press for the last time on Saturday, ending its 168-year history of scoops and scandal with the headline "Thank You and Goodbye."

More and more Chinese and international companies have been turning to Vietnam, in search of cheaper labor.

The pollution on Sai Gon River has become worse as increasing industrialisation along the river bank threatens the main water source of HCM City.

A Milan appeals court Saturday ordered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's holding company Fininvest to pay 560 million euros in a bribery case.

Ly Son Island is now well known for its juicy, nutritious Ca nuc (round scads) which are now available and brought in by boats in abundance to the mainland.

The signing of a Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement will further promote bilateral ties and increase investment opportunities for both sides.

Vietnam’s new ambassador to the US has affirmed that the most important goal of his working term is to contribute to developing the Vietnam-US ties.

South Sudan has become the world's newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal.