VIETNAM TODAY

The IMF said it was releasing 3.2 billion euros to Greece as part of its joint bailout with the European Union for the debt-stricken country.

A herb marketed as ‘Japanese tea’ and widely sold to tourists in Sapa has been found harmful to human health.

The annual Vietnam Summer Camp 2011 for overseas Vietnamese youths and students kicked off in Hanoi on July 8.

Vietnamese French citizen Tran Van Phu, Chairman of the Corele International Group and SCAVI Group, won the Cresus Prize for his book in Paris.

Vietnamese horror movie "Between The 2 Worlds" will be among the many blockbusters to entertain audiences this summer, with premieres on July 22.

The reference organisation for the conservation status of Earth's animals and plants said that most species of tuna are urgently in need of protection.

French prosecutors began a preliminary inquiry into allegation by a writer that former IMF chief tried to rape her in 2003, judicial sources said.

Acecook Vietnam has lodged a petition to the Vietnam Competition Authority against Masan Food, accusing it of false advertising.

The third ASEAN School Games closed in Singapore. The Vietnamese sports delegation won 47 medals, including 20 golds, 16 silvers and 11 bronzes.

Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of American space shuttle programme.

On online message boards and mobile phones, teenagers in Vietnam have invented a virtual new language.

Public kindergartens in Hanoi have been ordered to give priority to five-year-old children as part of a move to universalise pre-school education.

Many domestic press agencies signed a cooperation agreement with the “Life is Beautiful” programme to provide support to Agent Orange victims.

Hanoi will need between USD180-190 billion to invest in various investment projects during the next decade.

The highest flood crest of northern main rivers is forecast to occur in late Jul and Aug, said the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Up to 140,000 Philippine workers could lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia due to a domestic helper ban, the Filipino labour minister said Thursday.

A draft decree on aviation regulations is currently being considered by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

Despite full participation of private organisations in education sector, the country is still looking for a way of effectively running the system.

Vietnam is the 13th most populous nation but its human development index and population quality only at 108th among 177 countries, UNFPA said.