VIETNAM TODAY

British pay-TV giant BSkyB said that James Murdoch will remain chairman despite the phone-hacking row at main shareholder News Corp.

A local private publishing house plans to sue some foreign language centres, private bookstores and universities in HCM City for book piracy.

Hunting shark for their fins is popular in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh because Vietnam has not prohibited the practice.

The world’s number 27 Le Quang Liem of Vietnam held his higher-ranked Hikaru Nakamura of the US, number 6th in the world, to a tie on July 28.

Over 90% of Vietnam’s population face dental problems with a higher rate recorded among the elderly, one official said.

Vietnamese travellers once selected China as their favourite destination, but now they tend to go to Thailand, Singapore, Japan or South Korea.

A group of 18 Vietnamese piano students aged 9-24 have excelled at the sixth Asia International Piano Academy Festival.

Vietnam saw modest economic growth in the second quarter of 2011 due to tight monetary policies, an ADB report said.

Vietnam has displayed resilience in restoring their footballing pride when they won Qatar 2-1 in the 2nd leg of the 2014 World Cup qualifying round.

The death toll in the Philippines from tropical storm Nock-ten climbed to 41 on Friday after a week of heavy rain, officials said.

Tropical storm Nock-ten is expected to enter the Gulf of Tokin this evening (July 29) and sweep through Vietnamese coastal areas.

Norwegian police said they will question Anders Behring Breivik again on Friday as prosecutors said he would not go on trial before 2012.

Vietnam is speeding up a programme to educate fishermen about its territorial waters, said an official.

Republican lawmakers Thursday challenged Democratic foes to vote for their debt plan or risk a calamitous US default.

Vietnamese is doing more to encourage students to join the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Strong storm Nock-Ten, which is now 440 kilometres east of Hoang Sa archipelago, is predicted to affect the north of Vietnam as of early Saturday.

Vietnam State budget revenue rose by 21% year on year to over VND51.5 trillion (roughly $2.53 billion) in July, reported the Ministry of Finance.

Around 140 ancient items such as golden swords and royal seals studded with gems will be exhibited at Vietnam History Museum in Hanoi.

A group of students from the HCM City University of Technology has successfully created models of aeroplanes, pursuing their childhood passion.