VIETNAM TODAY

Germany's Thomas Lurz sealed his fifth world championships open water title in a dramatic 5km race in Shanghai.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has been nominated as the National Assembly chairman in its 13th tenure.

China has hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has rejected ‘Vietnam-A Different Orient’ as the country's official slogan, an official said.

A Samaritan has begun to take classes for adult rag pickers close to a rubbish dump in Da Nang where most of them earn their livelihoods.

Two realty companies in HCM City are involved in a lawsuit over copyright and trademark infringement.

Microsoft said its annual profit soared on record revenue thanks in part to hot demand for its Xbox 360 videogame console gear and online network.

Transit passengers will be allowed to lengthen their stay in Vietnam from the current limit of 5-15 days under a newly-issued circular.

Foreign language centres, which have been mushrooming in HCM City, have been using eye-catching adverts to attract students.

David Archuleta, the American Idol runner up in 2008, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21.

A heatwave and stifling humidity battered the central and eastern United States, leaving over 20 dead.

Eurozone leaders and private creditors agreed to give Greece a new 159-billion-euro bailout to prevent the debt crisis from spreading worldwide.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has selected the categories of prisoners who will be given an amnesty to mark the country's National Day on Sept.2.

Parents have reacted in dismay to increasing numbers of their children allegedly becoming heavily addicted to online games.

ASEAN and China have unanimously adopted guidelines for the implementation of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.

Vietnam will struggle to restrain inflation at 17% in 2011, said a National Assembly official.

Senior officials of ASEAN member countries and China have adopted draft guidelines for the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea.

The Vietnamese government has promised to continue to cut public spending in the second half of this year, said an official.

Eurozone leaders entered a critical summit on Thursday eyeing a deal to reduce Greece's debt mountain.