VIETNAM TODAY

Limited liability companies are set to be allowed to issue bonds under a new draft decree.

Heavy rains after weeks of drought turned the streets of Hanoi into rivers up to half a metre deep on Tuesday.

A joint statement released at the end of a Russia visit by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh highlighted the positive results of talks between leaders of the two countries.

Thai police have summoned five leaders of the royalist \"Yellow Shirt\" movement to face charges over the 2008 seizure of two Bangkok airports.

New Zealand will allocate 10 million New Zealand dollars (about 7.1 million USD) in aid for Vietnam in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

The Ministry of Health has ordered hospitals in the country to increase the use of advanced technology in the issuing of prescription mediations.

Asian nations must brace for possible threats to the world\'s economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund chief said.

Twin bomb blasts ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in Kampala, killing 64 and wounding scores.

The unexploded ordnance problem which exists throughout Vietnam is at its worst in Quang Tri.

Dozens of forest fires have sparked in Nghe An Province over the last two months, burning down hundreds of hectares of forest.

Dozens of khaya trees with an invaluable historical and cultural value to Ha Tinh Province are at risk of being cut down.

Government inspectors announced an inspection of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group, which has debts of over VND80 trillion.

Authorities in Hanoi are determined to catch the growing number of scam artists roaming around Hoan Kiem Lake.

A hearing on Agent Orange in Vietnam will be held in Washington D.C. on July 15 by the US House of Representatives.

Co-operation in energy, oil and gas plays an important role in bilateral relations between Vietnam and Russia.

Nelson Mandela joined the football party for Spain\'s 1-0 World Cup victory over Netherlands with 700 million people watching.

The average Vietnamese life expectancy increased to 72.8 in 2009, according to the General Office for Population Family Planning.

PM Dung cut the ribbon to inaugurate the A Vuong Hydropower Plant and kick off construction of the Thanh My Cement Plant in Quang Nam.

The 28th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Energy will be held in the Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat in Lam Dong Province.