VIETNAM TODAY

Alzheimer's disease could cause a global cash crunch in coming generations and must be considered a serious fiscal danger, experts said.

The Government has issued a decree to complete the regulations on the employment and management of foreigners working in Vietnam.

Out of 10 million, nearly 2 million children under six in Vietnam have not been provided with health insurance cards.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling took her lucrative boy wizard into the digital age, revealing that his adventures will now be sold as e-books.

The second storm to hit Vietnam this year wrecked havoc on several localities, causing human and property losses.

The Republic of Korea International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement to help Vietnam build and manage health insurance policies.

Europe pledged Thursday to fix a new bailout for Greece by early July, provided Athens rallies parliamentary support for sweeping new cuts.

The recent Thai rice price hike may prompt importing countries to turn to Vietnam for the food staple, according to industry sources.

The United States and other nations will release and sell 60 million barrels of crude from emergency stocks.

Dengue fever has been outbreaking in the Mekong Delta region with six reported deaths in Ca Mau, Soc Trang and Vinh Long Provinces.

AirAsia ordered a record 200 medium-haul Airbus A320neo passenger jets, a deal with a catalogue price of $18.2 billion, both firms said.

HCM City has asked municipal authorities to resolve flooding problems in all inner-city areas as well as parts of other districts.

G20 agricultural ministers reached a consensus on measures to improve food security, a US ofifcial said.

A conference on maritime security in the East Sea was held in Washington, USA, on June 20-21, in the context of escalating tension in this area.

Danang City is well known for the white-sand beaches that attract throngs of local and international tourists, but that’s not all.

Many have to struggle against drugs by taking sleeping pills, cutting their wrists, confining or chaining themselves.

Hanoi is bracing itself for intense rain and floods as two tropical storms converge in the Gulf of Tonkin in the next 24 hours.

The United States reached their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup final thanks to a Clint Dempsey goal which secured a 1-0 win for the hosts.

Small hydroelectric plants play an important role in devel-oping the socio-economy at a local level, but they are also a danger to residents.