VIETNAM TODAY

Mass deaths of wildlife in Tra Khuc River have led to major changes for some companies.

The State Audit of Vietnam and Ernst & Young Vietnam signed a cooperative agreement in Hanoi on June 25 on cooperation on an equal and mutually-beneficiary basis.

Europe and the United States tried to bridge differences over how to sustain fragile global economic recovery.

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) donated 54 wheelchairs to Ha Nam Bureau’s hospital on 25 June.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement in June reached US$900 million, lifting the total figure in the first half of the year to $5.4 billion.

The export of precious stones and metals in June is expected to hit US$350 million, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) on June 24.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has instructed major energy providers to raise their power supply capacity.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed that the National Assembly had always listened to voters’ opinions.

In part 13 of the Ho Chi Minh series, Laura writes about his return to Asia from Russia in 1924.

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev forged a warmer relationship over burgers and a stroll.

Medicine prices in Vietnam are up to 40 times higher than many other countries, according to a World Health Organisation survey.

International arrivals in Vietnam were estimated at over 2.5 million in the first six months of the year, representing an increase of 32 percent over the same period last year.

The country's economy outlook continued its rapid recovery in the first half of this year, reported the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam has decried a Chinese plan to build and develop the Hainan international tourism island, covering the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos.

World leaders trickled into Toronto for global economic talks, but their resolve seemed less focused than at earlier meetings.

Nearly 70 petechial fever cases per week are being treated in Ho Chi Minh City since the rainy season started.

Vietnam is willing to collaborate with other countries and international organisations to protect the earth from being polluted, said Deputy PM Nhan.

Environmental police in Vietnam have seized a frozen tiger and the remains of another big cat, believed to be a panther, and arrested two people.

The central city of Da Nang has approved a project on conserving bio-diversity of the Son Tra natural reserve, the sanctuary of the Indochinese endemic species of Douc langur.