VIETNAM TODAY

Federal agents arrested three people suspected of funneling money to the failed Times Square car bomber.

A labor shortage is trimming margins for exporters, who are moving to Vietnam, India, and elsewhere.

Top leaders of Vietnam and Belarus have agreed to beef up economic and commercial ties, striving to raise two-way trade to 1 billion USD next year.

A renegade Thai general allied with "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters was shot and seriously wounded Thursday.

The First Ethnic Minority Congress has successfully completed its agenda as scheduled after two working days.

Brazil supports Vietnam’s presence in G-20 meetings as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The State Bank of Vietnam reported that the rumor of another currency devaluation of 4% to boost exports and rein in trade deficit is groundless.

The Dutch boy who miraculously survived a Libya plane crash that killed 103 people is stable but confused, a medic said Thursday.

Apple seems to have lost another prototype of its next-generation iPhone.

A group of 18 doctors from the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital of Hanoi are in Vientiane to provide free-of-charge facial surgeries to Lao patients.

Industrial parks in the southern and southern central provinces have lauded stronger governmental regulations on recruiting and managing foreign labourers.

German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Vietnam’s national squad 2-0 in a friendly game at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

Thailand's private sector should explore business opportunities in neighbouring countries, says a Siam Commercial Bank's official.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific said Vietnam's economy is forecast to grow 5.8 percent this year.

The Kalmyk leaders said the first-ever Kalmykia visit of President Triet marked a historical event for Kalmykia.

For the first time in Vietnam's marine history, a cargo ship with a weight capacity of 9,000 TEU has docked in the country.

The first National Ethnic Minority Congress is an important political event, showing great national unity and strength.

The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affair of Kon Tum Province will speed up rice delivery to needy families in the province.

A Libyan plane disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport, killing 103 people but leaving a boy as the sole miracle survivor.