VIETNAM TODAY

Bao Viet Insurance Corp, Vietnam's largest non-life insurer will raise its registered capital by 50 percent to 1.5 trillion dong.

Per dollar of income, the Vietnamese consume more gold on average than anyone else on earth.

It is necessary for the UN to undertake a comprehensive overhaul to better implement its tasks, Vietnamese PM stressed.

World Cup organisers faced protests as the Netherlands condemned "absurd" arrests over a marketing stunt and thousands of South Africans protested the tournament bill.

A serious shortage of parking spots in Ho Chi Minh City has pushed taxi drivers to illegally park on streets and sidewalks.

Khe Net's forest destruction is happening at an alarming state, and fear of nothing left to be preserved is apparent.

Two projects have provided relief aid to nearly 40,000 families of victims of tropical storms No. 9 and 11 to help them stabilise their daily lives.

The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/dioxin has set out a 300 million USD plan of action during the 2010-2019 period.

The 2010 Miss Global Vietnam contest will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the US on August 21.

Hanoi Medical University Hospital together with the Institute of Odonto - Stomatology have successfully operated on 6 children with cleft lip syndrome.

Recent heavy rains provided a reprieve from the heat wave, but have flooded roads, causing traffic jams and have exacerbated the pollution in HCM City.

Deputies have agreed on the need for a master plan for the capital city until 2030 and vision to 2050.

Rising labor costs in China are forcing U.S. apparel and accessories retailers to consider relocating some of their production to countries like Vietnam and India.

Mekong Capital said it is raising a US$150 million Vietnam-focused fund, the firm's fourth, and expects its first closing at US$50 million in a few months.

Catching bin Laden was Gary Brooks Faulkner's "passion," his brother said.

Japan's largest food wholesaler, Kokubu & Co., and Sojitz Corp. (2768) said Tuesday they will join hands to sell food wholesale in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged peaceful dialogues to solve outstanding problems on the Korean Peninsula.

The 50-km expressway will be built at a cost of over US$105 million sourced from the State budget, said an official.

Port of Savannah continues to dominate the East Coast's share of growing Vietnamese market.