VIETNAM TODAY

Over 40 people were injured after a disgruntled former employee ignited a petrol bomb at a bank in a region of northwest China.

Hand, foot and mouth disease has continued ravaging in HCM City, killing nine children in the metropolis so far this year.

Nick Watney reversed his recent fortunes to seize The Players Championship first-round lead, but there was more bad luck for Tiger Woods.

Domestic and foreign participants at a workshop in HCM City agreed that Vietnam needs to increase budgets for programmes to fight HIV/AIDS.

Fewer students opt to take the entrance exam for teachers’ training schools due to high rate of unemployment after graduation.

Global consumption of natural resources could almost triple to 140 billion tonnes a year by 2050 unless nations take drastic steps.

A conference was held in Hanoi on May 12 to review the Vietnam-China land border demarcation.

Army and emergency workers pitched tents and handed out food to evacuees after a quake smashed through Spanish city.

Toyota Motor Vietnam said that it would gradually recover production from June 6 as spare parts supply will be back to normal then.

The military-run telecoms group, Viettel, has become the first network operator in Vietnam to provide 4G technology.

Japan's top drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical has reached a USD12 billion deal to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed, a report said.

Vast populated areas along the upstream area of Lam River in Nghe An have been left dry and polluted due to sifting for gold of miners.

Toyota will be able to boost its US production sooner than expected following a devastating Japanese quake and tsunami.

An exhibition and auction of photographs in Hanoi next week will raise funds to support a child victim of Agent Orange.

Nhan Island in Phu Quoc District resembles a ship carrying white stones sailing on the blue seawater with swallows flying above.

More than 50,000 families in Buon Ma Thuot City are facing a severe water shortage because of prolonged drought.

Vietnam has won two bronze medals and three credits at the 12th Asian Physics Olympiad 2011 held in Israel.

Businesses at the European Seafood Exposition in Belgium have affirmed that they will import more tra fish from Vietnam in summer.

Vietnamese players won one gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Individual Chess Championships held in Iran.