VIETNAM TODAY

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds out Thursday if a British court will grant him bail, as he fights attempts to extradite to Sweden over allegations of sex crimes.

The 2009 Urban Poverty Survey showed that HCM City has a higher poverty rate than Hanoi despite having a higher average income rate.

Nearly 200 ultimate frisbee players from more than 10 countries will play at Vietnam’s biggest ultimate tournament ever this weekend.

The People’s Committee will force investors to build educational, healthcare, and entertainment facilities in a plan for new residential blocks.

Mist is covering Ba Na-Nui Chua at this time, creating an atmosphere of mystery and a scene straight out of a book.

PM has accepted a proposal from the SBV to extend the deadline for banks to raise their chartered capital to $150 million by one year to December 31, 2011.

An American man is still HIV-free more than three years after receiving a stem cell transplant, suggesting the first-ever cure of the virus that causes AIDS, German doctors said.

Vietnam tourism authorities have decided to adopt a 10-year plan to try and attract rich tourists to its sparkling white beaches.

Australian rescuers scoured the seas Thursday for survivors of a horrific asylum boat tragedy that killed at least 28 people.

Ancient artefacts, from a prehistorical culture dating back 4,000 – 7,000 years; have been discovered in a cave in the northern province of Ha Giang’s Bac Me District.

President Ho Chi Minh’s will, the oldest professor, an unconventional musician and other items will be honored as records on December 18 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Rex Hotel.

US cable giant Comcast pledged to step up programming geared toward Asian Americans.

Vietnam’s chances to advance to the final match of the 2010 Suzuki Cup are still ahead, yet slim, as they were defeated 2-0 by Malaysia at the first-leg semifinal game in Kuala Lumpur.

Nielsen Vietnam recently published the list of Top10 brands in Vietnam, which was based on the number of users.

A seminar to warm up a project for cleaning up hotspots of dioxin contamination in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 15.

Time magazine named Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg "person of the year".

Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien and Laos’ Phongsaly province held an inauguration ceremony for Si Pa Phin - Huoi La border gate in Muong Cha district.

The premier of the cultural show Xin Chao! performed to a packed house on Friday at the Circus Tent, 2 Pham Ngu Lao Street in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1.

The operator of an unlicensed shelter for disabled people in southwest China sold at least 70 mentally ill workers into slavery in recent years, local authorities told state press.