Lebanon crisis as Hariri murder indictment filed
The prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has filed his indictment for the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri as Beirut's neighbours backed new mediation to calm rising tensions.
New China pollution targets inadequate: Greenpeace
Greenpeace praised China for setting new pollution targets but said the measures fell well short of what was needed to curb the country's world-beating carbon emissions.
Vietnamese Entrepreneur Festival to welcome 11th National Party Congress
A Vietnamese Entrepreneur Festival programme will be held in Hanoi on January 22 to recognize the outstanding entrepreneurs’ contributions to the national economy.
Police impound 131 ‘fast and furious’ motorbikes
Police impounded 131 motorbikes after rounding up around 400 daredevil motorcyclists who blared horns, did wheelies and rode zigzaggedly at furious speeds on major streets in district 7.
Delegates elect members of Party Central Committee
Delegates to the 11th National Party Congress cast their ballots to elect members of the Party Central Committee.
Strengthening cooperation in drug fighting between Vietnam and UNODC
A conference on drug control and crime prevention was held by the Ministry of Public Security in coordination with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Beijing plans tunnels to ease traffic gridlock
Huge underground roads are to be built in the Chinese capital, state media said Monday, in the latest effort to relieve the chronic gridlock paralysing Beijing.
Green light for Van Phong projects
A series of projects capitalised at billions of dollars will get licences in the Van Phong Economic Zone in central Khanh Hoa province this year.
EU grants 11 mln EUR to tourism development project
The European Union will provide 11 million euro for a five-year environment and society responsible tourism development programme in Vietnam.
S. Korean professor takes Vietnam as adopted homeland
Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan, of Chosun University in South Korea has become famous for his great contributions to Vietnam.
Swine flu turns up in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City Tropical Diseases Hospital Saturday confirmed three cases of A/H1N1 flu infections.
Ban-ki Moon urges clean energy revolution
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on Monday for a clean energy revolution that would make energy available for everyone, at a summit in Abu Dhabi.
VND740 billion disbursed for low-income housing projects
Vietnam has so far had 25 housing projects with a total investment capital of VND2.800 billion, helping to provide accommodation for nearly 129,000 workers.
Bale, Bening early winners at Golden Globes
British actor Christian Bale and US actress Annette Bening were among early winners at the Golden Globes, which launch Hollywood's glittering annual awards season.
Vietnam’s tourism to say thank-you to foreign partners
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will host a function to honor foreign travel agents for sending big numbers of international tourists to the country.
City rangers wipe out trade in wild animals
A forest management team comprising just three members has helped curb the illegal trade in wild animal in Ho Chi Minh City.
Banks hike interest rates on US dollars
Some smaller commercial banks in the past week have raised the interest rates they offer on US dollar deposits by 0.9 to 1.3 percentage points to as high as 6.1 per cent per year.
Man feeds city pigeons, others eat them
Nguyen Phi Cuong shakes the iron box several times and more than 300 pigeons from different corners of the Notre Dame Cathedral swoop down to eat the rice grains he has scattered on the ground.
Car rentals up as Tet demand goes into overdrive
Car rental services in Hanoi are expected to take advantage of the surge in demand before the Lunar New Year to push up rentals.
Party Congress continues personnel discussion
Delegates to the 11 th National Party Congress continued group discussions on personnel plans for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the 11 th tenure.
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