VIETNAM TODAY

NA deputies are worried that the renewal of business licenses for FDI firms that use backward technologies may turn Vietnam into the dumping ground of the world.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just announced a list of 307 reliable Vietnamese exporters for the 2012-2013 period.

The success of the 47th Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Council Conference has made a significant contribution to raising the image of Vietnam’s education, a senior education official has said.

The Sonadezi Long Thanh Company will pay the entire compensation it owes farmers in the southern province of Dong Nai Province today, local officials announced.

Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh has said the recent Vietnam-China defence dialogue has helped reinforce the strategic trust between the two militaries, as well as the two Parties, States, and peoples.

North Korea said Thursday it would agree to hold talks with Seoul on reopening the joint industrial zone of Kaesong.

Vietnam ranked third in ASEAN in terms of gender equality index in 2012.

The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association has been taking measures to protect and promote its brand from hostile foreign competitors.

Vietnam is keen to cooperate with the UK and Northern Ireland in the fight against international and transnational crime.

The Hanoi Transport Department started transferring 313 buses from the city's most crowded station, My Dinh, to other stations on Tuesday to reduce overloading.

German piano prodigy Mona Asuka Ott will join the Hennessy Concert at Hanoi Opera House on June 12.

A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, killing six people and injuring at least 13 others in an accident that witnesses said was bound to happen.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s presence at the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2013 in Myanmar demonstrates Vietnam’s active international integration as well as its role and status in the region.

Building strategic trust in defence ties between Vietnam and China will help nurture strategic trust between their parties, states, and people, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh has said.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with Australia ’s Monash University hosted an international seminar in Hanoi on June 5 to discuss policies to efficiently deal with climate change in Vietnam.

NA deputy proposed making the State Bank of Vietnam and the General Statistics Office become independent bodies.

NA deputies discussed the wasteful management that is rampant among local state agencies and departments.

The 22 nd World Economic Forum on East Asia, hosted by Myanmar for the first time, began its first session in the Myanmar capital city of Nay Pyi Taw on June 5.

A Vietnamese delegation led by State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan will participate in the 2013 Global Summit of Women themed “Women:Creating New Economies” in Malaysia from June 6-8.