VIETNAM TODAY

The Truong Luy architectural relic was officially recognised as a national heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The National Assembly has turned down a proposal for changes in the personal income tax law this year.

More than VND53 billion (USD2.53 million) and 1,000 tonnes of cement was raised for natural disasters prevention in central Vietnam.

More than 7,200 private clinics, 322 medical centres and 4 major hospitals have no waste treatment facility for their medical wastewate.

German coach Falko Goetz is most likely to be the head coach of Vietnam’s national football squad.

Vietnam Airlines’ long-awaited direct air service to the United Kingdom will hopefully commence this fall.

Pakistan dismissed as "absurd" accusations that complicity or incompetence had allowed bin Laden to hide out in the country for years.

Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2010’s runner-up Tuyet Lan was presented with the top prize at the award ceremony for the Asian Model Talent Search.

Confronted with fresh US pressure over its currency policy, China appears more willing to let yuan strengthen at a faster pace to curb inflation.

Representatives of Vietnamese travel agencies will join a trip to Japan to encourage local companies to resume booking tours to the country.

Pakistan's prime minister was to brief parliament on Monday on the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden a week ago.

The United States and China began two days of high-level talks Monday on a gamut of political and economic issues.

HCM City is seriously lacking in qualified nursery male teachers, since there are few takers for kindergarten teaching.

An agreement between ASEAN and six European business organisations aims at tightening bilateral business relations.

The Vietnam Banking Association will increase the fee they charge for every cash withdrawal at other banks’ ATMs begning early June.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is working out a long-term project to give support to workers in industrial parks.

Facebook is driving an increasing amount of traffic to news sites but Google remains the top referring service.

The opening of a Vietnamese cultural space at the Tours Expo 2011 in Tours City, France, has drawn attention from visitors.

The makeup of this year's Cannes jury, headed by US actor Robert De Niro, means the coveted Palme d'Or's winner will have global approval.