VIETNAM TODAY

The SBV has urged commercial banks to ensure enough cash supply at their ATMs to meet the increasing demand over Tet.

Despite higher overseas remittances, less capital has been pumped into the domestic market but more has been spent on foreign houses.

The HSBC released its Vietnam Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) in January, 2013, which showed that Vietnam’s economy is recovering despite many difficulties in the coming time.

The Party and State respect the people’s rights to freedom of religion and belief and ensure all religions operate according to the law.

Less than half of all countries in the world have functioning plans to prevent cancer and provide treatment and care to cancer patients, the World Health Organisation lamented Friday.

Starbucks Corp, one of the world’s leading retailers, roasters, and brands of specialty coffee, is committed to purchasing more high-quality Vietnamese coffee in the future.

A suicide bomber killed 22 people on Friday in a crowded market outside two mosques from separate Muslim sects in Pakistan's restive northwest, police and hospital officials said.

Many people who live near My Dinh Station in Tu Liem District have proposed that the station be relocated due to chaos it has caused.

Protesters and security forces clashed at the presidential palace in Cairo as thousands rallied across Egypt against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

A five-year increase in the retirement age may help prevent a deficiency in the pension fund, according to the MoLISA.

The Department of Performing Arts has temporarily banned the release of the Tao Quan 2013 DVD because of 'crude' content.

North Korea has covered the entrance to a tunnel at its nuclear test site in an apparent effort to avoid satellite monitoring ahead of a widely expected detonation, a report said Friday.

The VFA has protested against the US Department of Commerce’s launch of investigation under an anti-subsidy lawsuit against frozen warm-water shrimp imported from seven countries, including Vietnam.

As many as 386 prisoners in Hanoi have been granted amnesty on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Hanoi traffic police will consider the use of a net to stop motorbike racers, said the Head of the municipal Traffic Police Board.

Former England captain David Beckham signed for Paris Saint-Germain in a five-month deal, fuelling hopes of a celebrity boost for French football as it faces an exodus of top players.

A new draft decree will place stricter regulations to force the state-owned firms to disclose more information for better transparency.

A fireworks-laden truck exploded as it crossed a bridge in central China, killing 26 people as the structure collapsed.

The Vietnam Development Bank has pledged long-term credits worth 662 billion VND to the National Power Transmission Corporation to implement the 500kV Quang Ninh – Mong Duong project.