VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister visits Japan to bolster economic co-operation

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Tokyo in the evening of December 12 (local time), beginning his four-day official visit to Japan to attend the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit and the Mekong-Japan Summit.

Skills of English teachers substandard

The English skills of many domestic teachers in Vietnam still fail to meet requirements, though a national foreign language scheme has been in place for three years.

Thai PM confident military will not stage coup

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she believes the military will not launch a coup to try to end the country's ongoing political crisis.

Singapore Airlines opens roomier Airbus route from HCMC

Singapore Airlines will offer its clients passage on Airbus A330-300 aircraft for flights between Ho Chi Minh City and the Lion State starting January 1, 2014.

Ho Chi Minh City saves 840 mln kWh of electricity

Thanks to energy saving efforts, Ho Chi Minh City has successful spared 480 million kWh of electricity so far this year, up 10 percent over the same period last year.

Vietnamese wrestlers win two gold medals at SEA Games

Vietnam’s Bui Tuan Anh and Nguyen The Anh have both claimed SEA Games men’s freestyle wrestling gold medals with victories in Myanmar on December 12.

HCM City to need 265,000 workers in 2014

Ho Chi Minh City-based businesses will recruit 265,000 workers next year, according to the municipal Centre for Manpower Need and Labour Market Forecast.

Vendor hospitalised after attack by security

Public controversy has been raised over a case where a vegetables vendor in HCM City was attacked by several security guards.

Hanoi students bag medals at international science Olympiad

Six 10th graders of Hanoi-based gifted schools recently won a gold and five silver medals at the 10th International Junior Science Olympiad held in India.

Lost in transportation: A guide to catching buses in Vietnam

The first time I rode a bus in Hanoi was one afternoon in early March this year, two weeks after I arrived in the country.

Vietnamese people consume 3 billion litres of beer in 2013

The VBA has estimated that Vietnamese people drank 3 billion litres of beer so far this year in spite of economic difficulties.

Police to prosecute violators in beer looting case

Police in Dong Nai Province has decided to prosecute people who stole 1,500 boxes of beer from a capsized truck.

One in three kids have no birth certificate

One in three children worldwide cannot have their existence legally verified with a birth certificate since their birth was not registered, UNICEF warned Wednesday.

France-Vietnam cuisine festival to take place in HCM City

A France-Vietnam cuisine festival will be held at Park 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 14-15 as the biggest street festival to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

ADB: Southeast Asia’s growth rate at 4.8 pct

The Asian Development Bank has lowered estimates for the growth rate in the Southeast Asia region to 4.8 percent, in the wake of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Government spotlights outstanding SOE debts in new collections guide

Vietnam's Government has released new regulations on overdue debt collections at State owned enterprises, which underline a message that SOEs must be more responsible in collecting their loans.

Pope Francis is Time person of the year

Time magazine named Pope Francis its person of the year on Wednesday, hailing the head of the Catholic Church as a new voice of global conscience since taking office in March.

Oversea Vietnamese girl wins top global calculus score

Tracey Tran, a Vietnamese-American student of Kentridge School in Washington DC, US, has achieved the highest result possible on the AP Calculus AB exam.

Students stall in choosing careers

As many as 75% Vietnamese students do not understand the majors that they are choosing to study at universities, according to a survey.

Bank deposits remain safest investment

Despite the rising popularity of more risky investments, bank deposits are still considered the safest and surest way to keep money and earn stable returns in 2014.

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