VIETNAM TODAY

The April consumer price index for Hanoi decreased 0.15 percent, but still up 5.6 percent against the same period last year, according to a report from the Hanoi Statistics Office.

Authorities of Kien Giang province are speeding up efforts to connect the island districts of Phu Quoc and Kien Hai with the national power grid to fuel local development.

Indian police have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi last week, officials said on Monday.

Thirty two teams from universities and colleges across Vietnam will compete in the final rounds of the Vietnam Robot Contest 2013 from May 6-12 in the central city of Da Nang.

The State Bank of Vietnam has quashed rumours that it planned to issue new bank notes in the near future, an official has said.

A photo contest on tourism in the northern highland region, to promote the beauty of its nature and people, will be launched in September.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted the findings in the US 2012 Human Rights Report.

Rescue workers continued the search for survivors in China’s southwestern Sichuan province after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the region, killing at least 200 people and injuring more than 11,000.

A group of 10 foreigners are riding Honda 67 bikes from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to raise funds for improvements in healthcare for childbearing women and premature babies in the central region.

As many as 60% of people with mild illnesses refuse services from district hospitals, causing overcrowding at larger hospitals.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese delegation will attend the 22nd ASEAN Summit in Brunei's capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, from April 24-25.

The Hanoi Department of Construction proposed that the municipal People’s Committee push back the deadline for dealing with narrow houses.

More than 300 students from universities and colleges in Hanoi took part in a run at Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park on April 21 to mark the occasion of Earth Day.

According to the VCCI's report for 2012 the country remained lacking in large and medium-sized enterprises, causing possible difficulties for the economy.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set a goal to become an industrial hub in the region by 2015, with industry accounting for 46.9 percent of its local economy.

The US Navy’s USS Chung Hoon destroyer from the Logistics Group Western Pacific docked at Tien Sa port in the central city of Danang on April 21 to begin a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

The US side has pledged to strive to maintain the budget for Agent Orange/dioxin treatment programmes in Vietnam in 2013 at the same level as in 2012.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday — apparently in no shape to be interrogated — as investigators tried to establish the motive for the deadly attack and the scope of

Tourists visiting Hanoi will have more options to enjoy and learn about the city's history when two new routes of sightseeing electric car tours will be launched next week.