At least 20 people died on Sunday in a major mudslide in El Salvador, as soils in this mountainous country were saturated due to a week of torrential rains, authorities said.

Several thousand protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall to show their solidarity with the "Occupy" protesters in other cities on the International Day of Action.

Experts all believe that the decision by the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust the interbank exchange rate by another 10 dong per dollar to 20,678 dong per dollar is a “reasonable, flexible and timely” move.

VietNamNet Bridge – Installation of a pipeline system under the Sai Gon River will dramatically curb pollution in HCM City's canals, city authorities said last Friday.

Universities and junior colleges are rushing to open joint training programs under which they cooperate with foreign schools to train Vietnamese students. Many of the programs have not been licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

While the popular mobile phone market has become saturated with no considerable sale growth, the owners of Vietnamese-brand mobile phones try to attract more users by launching the products using the Android operating system.

By October 10, 134 households in Dong Nai province had claimed 15 billion dong for damages from Sonadezi Long Thanh, because the state owned enterprise discharged untreated waste water to the Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge – A senior Party official has said the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a success.

A lot of investors rush to register the investment projects on building industrial zones (IZs), because the investment licenses would bring them fat profit when they transfer them to other investors.

Thai Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut assured on Sunday that Bangkok would be safe from flooding formerly expected on weekend as northern runoff from upstream has already passed Bangkok and drifted into sea.

Previously, the public detected that the first reports on environmental impacts of Dong Nai 6 and 6A hydro-power projects were copied. The reports were fine-tuned but scientists still discovered many problems.

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain struggled to contain his satisfaction on Sunday after scoring his second hat-trick in successive matches.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Simeulue of Indonesia at 1716 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies this week as European debt crisis became more complex and raised investors' concerns about the economic health in the region.

Incentives urged to boost support industries; Collective brand name for Phu Yen oceanic tuna; Horse track is still lame; Germany supports FTA between EU and Vietnam; HAGL chief to go to world entrepreneur contest

Vietnam so far has affirmed that the state economic sector continues playing the most important role in the national economy. Meanwhile, economists have continuously urged to restructure state owned enterprises (SOEs).

Gold buyers will be required to pay a 10 per cent value-added tax if a proposal of the Viet Nam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) is approved.

The telecommunications quality has been improved significantly over the last year, according to the annual quality audit released by the Ministry of Information and Communications last Wednesday.

 Building in HCMC collapses, injures 11; Thu Thiem tunnel to open to traffic next month; Overseas Vietnamese confesses to robbery

G20 financial leaders gathering in Paris welcomed the progress the Europe made on the eurozone debt issue on Saturday, but meanwhile expected the euro area to rely more on itself with bigger bailout fund to avoid contagion.