VIETNAM TODAY

At least ten people were killed in a house collapse caused by a series of explosions early on February 24.

The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to maintain foreign exchange rates, and has the capacity to do so, said one official.

Italians vote on Sunday in one of the most closely watched elections in years with markets nervous about whether it will produce a strong government to pull Italy out of recession and help resolve the euro zone debt crisis.

The northwestern mountain province of Dien Bien has declared bird flu in Thanh Xuong commune, Dien Bien district after the outbreak was detected on February 19.

Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center, on February 22 said that several areas in the central, central highland and southern regions are in danger of severe drought this year with little rain.

Though there has been no official information about a price hike, many petrol stations have stopped services in hopes of making higher profits.

February’s consumer price index (CPI) rose just 1.32 percent from January, bringing the two-month price index to 2.59 percent, the General Statistics Office announced on February 23.

National Highway 2E linking Vietnam and Laos was officially inaugurated at the Panghok international border of Phongsaly province on February 23.

The close relations between Vietnam and India in general and between their legislative bodies in particular will continue to develop as signed agreements open up great potential for cooperation.

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Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran.

An official said the bauxite projects in Central Highlands have a harmful effect on the environment and have become an economic burden.

Italians hit by austerity and recession on Saturday prepared to take to the polls for an election that could reverberate throughout the eurozone, a day after a mass rally in Rome showed rising discontent.

February’s CPI rose just 1.32 percent from January, bringing the two-month price index to 2.59 percent, the General Statistics Office announced on February 23.

The residents of Truc Lam Village in Hue City have been known for their high life expectancy.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on relevant agencies and localities to take tougher measures against the spread of blue-ear pig disease.

The Deputy Governor of the SBV has confirmed that the liquidity of foreign currency in the domestic banking system is abundant, adding that the central bank is willing to intervene to stabilise the local market.

Chad suffered the heaviest losses so far in the French-led campaign to drive Islamists from northern Mali after a battle in which it said 13 Chadian soldiers and 65 Islamist rebels were killed.

Colonel Duong Tu Trong has been arrested for aiding and abetting the former chairman of Vinalines's flight abroad.