Ministry: CPI to increase two per cent in March
The Ministry of Industry and Trade expected the consumer price index in March to increase by two percent due to a surge in the cost of electricity and petrol.
Koto founder honoured as global leader
The World Economic Forum has recognized the work Jimmy Pham has done by honouring him as a Young Global Leader.
Tokyo stocks hammered, BoJ unleashes record funds
Japan stocks tumbled Monday and the central bank poured a record amount of cash to soothe money markets shaken by earthquake.
Star American DJ to perform in Vietnam
Nicaraguan-American disc jockey Craze, a six-time winner of the World DJ Championship, will perform in Hanoi this week.
Watney seizes World Golf Championship at Doral
Nick Watney arrived at the USD8.5 million Cadillac Championship one of the hottest players in golf.
Striking a balance with the need for survival
Workers at many foreign- invested companies are struggling as their wages are swallowed up by inflation.
3 injured, 7 missing in blast at Japan nuke plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says 3 workers have been injured and 7 are missing after an explosion at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
Vietnamese in Japan escape disaster
According to Vietnamese authority, there have been no Vietnamese nationals dead or injured in Japan’s earthquake.
Tourism development to focus on islands
In 2011, the national plan to develop Vietnam’s tourism industry will highlight island and sea attractions.
Blast at Japan nuclear plant, soldiers warn of tsunami threat
Soldiers warned that another tsunami could hit, as an explosion rocked the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
Additional 292 workers in Libya return home
The Vietnam Airlines flight VN8675 carrying 292 Vietnamese guest workers from Algeria ’s Hassi Messaoud Airport landed in Hanoi on March 13.
Experience the Highlands at Lak Lake
About 50 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot City in Daklak Province, Lak Lake is an ecotourism site with a special highlands flavor.
VTN, Ciena complete coherent 100G network trial across Vietnam
Ciena Corp. and Vietnam Telecoms National have completed a next-generation 100 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) network trial on VTN’s backbone network.
National Buddhism propagation seminar wraps up
The National Buddhism Propagation Seminar 2011 themed “Buddhism and the nation”, closed in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 13.
Hoi An makes top 10 destinations in UK travel magazine
Hoi An has made it to the list of the world's 10 best cities for tourism by the UK's Wanderlust travel magazine.
Vietnam to build nuclear power plants
Fossil fuel energy as well as hydropower sources in Vietnam are being exhausted and nuclear power offers energy more effectively, safely and economically.
Vietnam to face freshwater shortage by 2050
Around 8.4 million Vietnamese people will be short of safe water by 2050, according to the Asian Development Bank’s warning.
Japan quake-tsunami death toll likely over 10,000
The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone.
Millions without food, water, power in Japan
Millions of Japanese were without drinking water or electricity Sunday, two days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hammered the northeastern coast.
Lost city of Atlantis, swamped by tsunami, may be found
A U.S.-led research team may have finally located the lost city of Atlantis, the legendary metropolis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago.
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