VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem had his third win at the Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 in the UK on January 25.

Vietnam has licensed 37 FDI projects, worth USD257.1 million in registered capital in January, 2013, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

Fears that most of the Earth's species will become extinct before they have even been discovered by science are "alarmist", according to an international study.

Vietnam hopes to receive more Finish development aid for poverty reduction, water supply and environmental sanitation, forestation, private economic development, green growth and climate change adaptation.

The MoLISA has rejected the proposal on paying workers 15 months of salary annually, instead of a current 13 months.

Vietnam is estimated to earn 10.1 billion USD from exports in January, a year-on-year increase of 43.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s tour of Belgium, the EU, Italy and the UK has created strong momentums for Vietnam to foster its comprehensive relations with partners in Europe.

Spain's influential El Pais newspaper has apologized for splashing a "false photo" of Venezuela's cancer-stricken leader Hugo Chavez on its front page.

Officials answered NA deputies' questions about the bad debts on loans in the real estate market.

Four young Vietnamese tennis players have made it to the International Tennis Federation’s Asian 14 & Under Championships – Division 1 after outstanding performances at lower levels.

HCMC police are searching for a man for running a sex ring involving beauty pageant contestants, singers, and students.

Another police official has been arrested and is being prosecuted for aiding the escape of the Vinalines Former Chairman.

European countries have urged their nationals to leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

The task of poverty reduction in Vietnam faces tremendous challenges as the remaining poor are harder to reach and the economy continues to slow, the World Bank has suggested in a new report released yesterday.

The MoF will will issue a bulletin on the country’s public debts in line with the government’s regulations on public debt management.

Vietnam’s consistent position on East Sea-related issues, is that they should be resolved by peaceful means in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Tokyu Construction Ltd. Co. has proposed the Ministry of Transport to compensate it VND200 billion (USD9.52 million) due to slow site clearance for the Nhat Tan Bridge project.

The consumer price index in January rose 1.25 percent in January against the previous month, in line with expert expectations.