VIETNAM TODAY

A dossier outlining how to make Dong Ho folk woodcut paintings will be prepared for submission to UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Results of the 10th quarterly EuroCham Business Climate Index survey released on March 7 showed that business confidence and outlook among European businesses in Vietnam is improving slightly.

Experts have stated their concern over a new draft regulation that would give the EVN more power to increase their prices.

Environmental issues challenging the Mekong River were discussed at a three-day international Mekong Environment Symposium, which closes today in HCM City.

Several knife-wielding attackers killed four people and wounded eight others in China's ethnically-divided western region of Xinjiang, according to a government official.

Preschools in HCM City have been facing a serious shortage of teachers, largely due to a lack of pools of recruitment.

More than 2,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, as well as tourists and local people are expected to participate in the Da Nang International Marathon 2013, scheduled for September in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Vietnam has proposed to ban the illegal trafficking of several wild species at the 16th Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Conference of the Parties in Thailand March 3-14.

Two passengers buses collided early this morning in Khanh Hoa Province, leaving at least 11 people dead and 49 more injured.

The First News - Tri Viet Publishing House has won three lawsuits against schools in Vietnam for copyright infringement.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed that Vietnam wishes to boost two-way trade with the EU and speed up negotiations on the free trade agreement between the two sides.

The NA’s Economic Committee recently admitted that it would not extend any further help to the domestic real estate market.

Vietnam confirms its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes. Any activities in the area without Vietnam’s consent violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and the country definitely protests.

Individuals and organisations working with foreign traders to buy domestic aqua products could be strictly fined, according to a draft regulation.

The national under-23 football team has been called on to win a gold medal at the 27th Southeast Asian Games to be held later this year in Myanmar.

Most of the metro projects in HCMC remain on hold due to multiple obstacles, especially financial distress, so citizens have to wait at least 5 more years to take the first metro ride.

A major wildlife meeting of world governments shunned calls to ban international trade in polar bears, despite growing fears for the world's largest carnivorous land animal.

HCM City’s IT sector is one of the top 10 sectors that will need a large number of staff over the next three years.