VIETNAM TODAY

Czech qualifier Iveta Benesova has stunned Serbian top seed Jelena Jankovic to reach the third round of the two million-dollar WTA Montreal Cup.

The Prime Minister has approved a VND 651 bil. maths development programme during the 2010-2020 period.

Residential developments located close to nature and with million dollar price tags have become a growing trend in Vietnam’s property market.

If Ty Cope had to write an essay about his summer vacation, he'd need more than one composition book.

The State Bank of Vietnam on August 17 decided to adjust interbank rate in an effort to curb trade gap.

Many patients with health insurance cards in Ho Chi Minh City have turned to private hospitals and health centers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised the efforts and achievements the police force has made since its establishment in 1945.

Hanoi authorities have approved the sale of social housing to give low-income people an opportunity to buy in Hanoi.

The plastic industry is forecast to pocket US $1 billion in export revenue in 2010, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam has signed an agreement to take $51 million worth of soft loans from South Korea for the building of a hospital and two vocational schools.

A Mexican drug gang is hiring pretty young women to carry out killings to surprise its enemies, a suspected member of the vicious La Linea gang said in a video.

As a traditional partner of Africa, Vietnam has always attached great importance to developing friendship and cooperation.

PepsiCo, the world's second largest food and beverage business, announced that it plans to invest US$250 million in Vietnam over the next three years.

The billions of dollars sent from overseas each year fund new homes, expand businesses and support extended families.

Vung Tau won two gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze in the national golf championship that was held in the central province of Binh Thuan.

The Hanoi Alcohol, Beer and Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Habeco) inaugurated the Hanoi – Me Linh Brewery o­n August 15.

Vietnam and the United States held their first ever defence talks, where they "found a common voice in a number of issues".

A British folk singer revealed how John Lennon sent him a letter of reassurance -- but it did not reach him for 34 years.

The Vietnam Energy Association has asked the Government to raise electricity prices next year, retaining subsidies only for poor and people covered by special Government policies.