VIETNAM TODAY

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam launched its fifth edition of the Whitebook of Trade/Investment Issues and Recommendations in HCM City.

A cargo plane has crashed at Brazzaville airport while trying to land in a storm, killing around 30 people, witnesses said.

Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested against President Mohamed Morsi after an Islamist-led assembly raced through the approval of a new constitution.

The unique practices of worshipping Vietnam's Hung Kings will be one of 35 pieces of heritage being submitted for UNESCO recognition.

The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15 percent by 2020, scientists said.

The EU signed contracts to grant 2.4 million euros to Vietnamese NGOs and European civil society organisations active in Vietnam.

Ice loss in Antarctica and Greenland has contributed nearly half an inch to the rise in sea levels in the past 20 years, according to an assessment of polar ice sheet melting.

Hanoi will hold 29 separate fireworks displays for the Lunar New Year's Eve, according a newly-issued plan by the municipal People’s Committee.

Chevron Vietnam announced the donation of $1 million for preventing HIV/AIDS transmission from mother to child in Vietnam.

Vietnam will strive to be named in the top five countries in Southeast Asia in terms of tax facilitation by 2015 and the top four by 2020.

Traffic police have been prevented from fining owners of second-hand vehicles for not having proper registration documents.

Although for most the streets of Hanoi are filled with lights and excitement, for the city's homeless it is a different story.

Fake products have become an increasing problem in the Vietnamese market, affecting customers’ health and causing losses for the national economy.

Industrial production continued to see low growth this month with the nation's Index of Industrial Production increasing just 4.8% over October, said the General Statistics Office.

Japan's cabinet approved a $10.7 billion economic stimulus package just weeks before an election the ruling party is expected to lose, while analysts questioned its likely benefits.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has suggested France provide technical and financial assistance to Hanoi for the restoration of Long Bien bridge.

The Government has requested the State Bank to apply more flexible policies to facilitate enterprises’ access to bank loans.

The Government Inspectorate and the WB have jointly launched the 2013 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative Programme.

Families affected by a series of recent earthquakes near Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant will receive more than VND3.7 billion in compensation to cover the cost of damage repair.