VIETNAM TODAY

Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that the Internet giant's Android software infringes on patents it now holds.

The first phase of a scheme to set up an early warning system on anti-dumping proceedings against Vietnamese exports is due to be put into operation in this September.

Vietnam will strive to standardise kindergarten education for five-year-olds by 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said on Tuesday.

The Da Nang Poly-technique University was abuzz with admiration for three “barefoot science” students who designed and built a tricycle using solar energy.

An international conference seeking new solutions to boost cooperation between Vietnam and Africa will be held in Hanoi this month.

The Vietnam Football Federation will review the sale of television rights for the national top-flight V-League football.

Vietnam fuelled the surge in Asian beer production, with an increase of more than 24 per cent in beer manufacturing over 2009.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau has been invited to join the Advisory Board of Vietnam National University.

A conference was held in the central province of Quang Ngai on August 12 to promote disseminating information on Vietnam’s islands and seas in 2010.

The UN has appealed for 460 million dollars in urgent aid to cope with Pakistan's devastating floods.

Habico Tower is now dishing out apartments starting at USD 1.1 million and rising all the way to USD 4.4 million on the top end.

The construction of an 83 km long dyke in Thanh Hoa Province cannot be completed due to financial shortage.

What standards do people use when they refer to office towers in Vietnam as A, B, or C-class buildings? There are still no such standards in Vietnam.

Steven Gerrard helped Fabio Capello avoid another chastening experience as the England captain's double strike secured a 2-1 win over Hungary.

Russia announced Wednesday it had deployed a missile battery in Georgia's pro-Moscow rebel region of Abkhazia.

The struggle for justice will continue, though the US Supreme Court decided not to consider Vietnamese Agent Orange victims’ petition.

The Ho Chi Minh City authorities have called for a crackdown on businesses that exceed noise levels and disturb residents.

The “Style 2010” show at Ho Chi Minh City’s White Place Centre was the first opera-fashion show in Vietnam.

Vietnam won the championship title with 14 gold, five silver and three bronze medals at the third Southeast Asian Pencak Silat tournament.