VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Hanoi has proposed new regulations, banning teachers from offering extra classes to primary students.

A workshop was held in Hanoi to help businesses keep abreast of Vietnam’s economic prospects in 2013 and future challenges when a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EU is signed.

Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to further expand cooperation in agro-forestry, fisheries, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, transport, labour, culture, sport and tourism.

Garment and textile companies are now rushing to offer big discounts to attract customers, even for their new products, due to sluggish sales.

The US and Israel downplayed the Palestinians' new status at the UN, saying it changed nothing in actual practice.

Imitation, not creativeness, is the thing Vietnamese teachers require on their students when they teach how to write compositions.

Vietnam martial artists won eight gold, nine silver and three bronze medals at the 15th Pencak Silat World Championships.

The global labour market and youth employment were the major themes of a seminar held in Hanoi on November 29.