ADB funds development of Vietnam's water suppliesThe Asian Development Bank has pledged a loan of USD1 billion for Vietnam's water development programme over the 2011-2020 period.
Oil up in AsiaOil prices climbed in Asian trade Tuesday, bolstered by continued unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and robust Chinese demand.
New programme offers children greater inputVietnam will create more opportunities for children to access information, voice their opinions and be part of decision making processes.
Food prices push 44 million into poverty: World BankRising food prices have pushed about 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June, the World Bank warned.
Students encouraged to resume studiesThe departments of education and training are working to provide material support for students not to drop out of school after Tet.
600 young people to be recruited as commune officialsUniversity graduates of less than 30 years old will have an opportunity to become vice chairs of 600 communes in Vietnam.
Las Vegas wedding chapels deal with love recessionFewer than 92,000 couples married in or around Sin City last year. The last time the city of drive-through wedding chapels married fewer people, it was 1993.
India, Vietnam spar over feed quality, prices may jumpIndia has stopped corn and soymeal exports to Vietnam after Hanoi rejected cargoes totaling 50,000 tons over fumigation issues.
Vietnam attaches importance to expanding strategic ties with JapanVietnam always attaches importance to expanding the strategic partnership with Japan, said Deputy PM and FM Phạm Gia Khiem.
30,000 visitors flock to love duet singing festThe Lim Festival officially opened in northern Bac Ninh province on Feb. 14, drawing around 30,000 visitors.
Egypt calls for aid as instability lingersEgypt on Tuesday called for international support to speed its recovery after its military rulers urged an end to labour strikes that have erupted.
Sacred places, profane behaviourPagodas and temples are sacred places, but many visitors behave as if they were not.
“Love Hotels” full for Valentine's DayNotwithstanding much higher prices than usual, most hotel rooms in HCMC were overbooked on the night of Valentine’s Day.
Russian paper highlights Vietnam’s traditional medicineRussian journalist Boris Vinogradov has extolled the effectiveness of recipes in Vietnam’s traditional medicine to cure illnesses.
HCM City, Binh Duong province’s police raid nail spreadersThu Duc District and District 9 are the first two districts in Ho Chi Minh City to allocate police to deal with series of incidents involving nails.
18 sailors on stranded Vietnamese ship cry for help18 sailors were starving on a Vietnamese ship that has been stranded outside India's Chennai port for nearly six months, its captain said.
Inviting Chinese manufacturers to Vietnam – why not?If Vietnam can invite Chinese manufacturers to set up production bases, its imports would decrease, said former Vietnamese Ambassador to China.
Chrome users can block unwanted websitesGoogle on Monday gave users of its Chrome Web browser the ability to block search results from low-quality websites known as content farms.
Market prices fluctuate on dong depreciationThe domestic market has noted sharp changes after the central bank adjusted up the inter-bank rate by 9.3% and narrowed the trading band for the dong.
Ecuador orders Chevron pay USD8 billion over oil damageA court in Ecuador ordered US oil giant Chevron to pay an estimated USD8 billion in a lawsuit alleging the firm caused environmental damage.