VIETNAM TODAY

As many as 38 percent of young people polled for a survey about uprightness said that they are ready to act without integrity.

The Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates near zero for two more years to counter an economy facing increased risks of stalling.

Over 400,000 units of blood were collected across Vietnam in the first half of this year, an agency has said.

A project to build a new resettlement area has remained half-complete after a decade, with nobody to take responsibility.

The country’s defence diplomacy will continue to be implemented comprehensively in the future, Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh said.

The State Bank of Vietnam gave the nod to the import of five tonnes of gold to supply the domestic market in an effort to prevent speculation.

The second international conference of victims of AO/dioxin wrapped up with an appeal for people to join hands to support Vietnamese AO victims.

The worst riots in Britain for decades spread to new cities on a fourth night after 16,000 police took to the streets of London.

Many universities have not announced the required minimum marks amid the fear that many students would not enter the schools.

The Thu Bon River basin in Quang Nam Province is considered the lifeblood that has helped raise many generations of residents on both banks.

Local authorities and industrial enterprises are moving ahead with the projects on generating electricity from organic rubbish.

Vietnam flew the ASEAN flag to mark the 44th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN and the 16th anniversary of Vietnam's admission to the bloc.

Riots swept across London and at least three other cities, as PM David Cameron returned early from holiday to tackle one of the worst outbreaks of violence for decades.

Domestic gold prices skyrocketed to VND46.2 million a tael at 11.00 this morning as world prices and domestic spiraled.

A quarry that provided the material to build the Ho Dynasty Citadel has been discovered in Thanh Hoa Province.

The current power pricing mechanism is not reasonable as it only benefits rich people and leads to energy wasting, an EVN official said.

Vinh Quyen's novel represents a new phenomenon in Vietnamese literature: writing works in English, sharing ideas directly with the outside world.

A solo piano performance by artist Gabriel Tran Phuong Nam will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza in District 1.

The Red Cross organised two charity walks in Hanoi and HCM City on August 8 to mark the 50th Agent Orange (AO) Disaster in Vietnam, August 10.