VIETNAM TODAY

NASA had reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance to try to adopt the Atlas V commercial rocket to send astronauts to the ISS.

Many businesses are facing exorbitant interest rates from loan sharks having failed to access bank loans.

The Cat Tien National Garden has been recognised by UNESCO as Vietnam’s seventh World Biosphere Reserve.

Vietnam bagged 7 medals at two international science contests in Taiwan and Turkey, said an agency from the Ministry of Education and Training.

China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market, state media said.

The State Bank’s proposal to impose tighter regulation on gold trading may leave jewellers on the verge of bankruptcy.

The world number 9 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam won second place for the men’s singles at the Grand Prix Gold US Open.

The lively morning calls of a rare species of gibbon has led to the discovery in remote Vietnamese forests, conservationists said.

Eurozone must settle their debt crisis this week to stop Greece toppling into default and dragging bigger euro economies into deeper trouble.

Many poor labourers can not fulfil their dreams of working abroad due to lack of money.

Bay Nui village in the southern province of An Giang is famous for some natural tonics that are said to help improve virility.

Gold prices on the domestic market have increased by nearly VND200,000 per tael to hit a new record high of VND39.24 million (USD190).

The final installment of the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows-Part 2", recorded $168 million in ticket sales, Exhibitor Relations said.

Vietnam has seen an alarming increase in cases of child sexual abuse in recent years, with some victims as young as six years old.

The Irish famous boy band Westlife will have a one night show in Hanoi on October 1 to mark for its 11th album Gravity.

Hand, foot and mouth disease has caused 50 deaths in southern Vietnam this year, according to Pasteur Institute in HCM City.

The White House expressed confidence that a catastrophic debt default would be averted, but warring US lawmakers no closer to a deficit deal.

Vietnamese students brought home five medals from the 42 nd International Physics Olympiad that took place in Thailand from July 8-18.

Japan twice came from behind to win the women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday, beating the United States 3-1 on a penalty shoot-out.