VIETNAM TODAY

Ho Chi Minh City’s chronic flooding problems could be over in 10 years if the city went ahead with its 2008 flood control plan.

A Greek judge charged two men with terrorism as police announced that a 14th parcel bomb had been dealt with after delivery at the French embassy in Athens.

New regulations on the sale and distribution of chemical products have recently been established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam and Laos have reached a bilateral agreement to approach anti-human trafficking and provide support for its victims.

Samsung Electronics launched its tablet computer in the domestic market and said it aims to sell more than a million of the Galaxy Tabs worldwide.

Hanoi has begun the second phase of a USD7-billion Basic Planning for the Red River Area Development.

Floods in south-central provinces have killed at least 13 people while authorities have warned more bad weather is coming.

The Vienna Charity Ball will be held for the first time in Vietnam on November 12 and all donations will be sent to the Friendship Village in Hanoi.

Minimum salary at both domestic and foreign-owned enterprises will be raised beginning Jan. 1, 2011.

Australia's Qantas Airways grounded its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos Thursday after an engine failure forced a dramatic emergency landing in Singapore.

ASEAN-OECD seminar on administrative reforms will be organized in Vientam on November 25-26.

Travelers hoping to fly out of HCMC during Tet Festival are fast running out of options as tickets to many locations have been sold out.

Physicists in Scotland said they had devised a flexible material that manipulates light, marking a small step towards "invisibility" clothing beloved of science fiction writers.

The benchmark price of Vietnamese rice is likely to be stable between $380 and $500 a tonne next year, a top exporter said.

Hospital officials say the death toll from Indonesia's most volatile volcano has climbed by two to 40.

President Nguyen Minh Triet flew to the central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen, inspecting flooding and giving direct instructions on the steps to recovery.

Vietnam’s budget deficit, prolonged trade deficit and macro-economic risks are of grave concern to National Assembly deputies.

ASEAN will take the initiative to participate in dialogues with the United Nations and other organisations of good will to improve the role of international law in key areas.

A five-year agreement calls for the social network's virtual currency to be the exclusive payment method for EA games.