VIETNAM TODAY

The MoF has announced that Vietnam’s public debts account for nearly 55% of GDP, which remain at an acceptable level.

The Minister of Finance has instructed agencies to re-assess registration fees for second-hand cars following opposition to Decree 71.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said a price hike is suitable, as medical fees have remained somewhat consistent for several years.

With Ho Chi Minh City announcing plans to build 3D cinema halls at Children’s Houses in the various districts, the public is questioning the necessity to build such cinemas at this time.

HCM City authorities on November 13 examined the preparations being made for stocking of commodities for the coming Tet holiday.

Vietnam has outstripped India to become the world’s largest pepper exporter thanks to its fast growing cultivated area.

Science subjects have been taught in English at many general schools in big cities, where students can start learning English very soon and have good basic English skills.

South Korea has postponed a key satellite launch until the last week of November because of delays in the arrival of rocket parts from Russia, a senior official said.

NGOs have co-funded a project to improve understanding about climate change among Hanoi’s primary school pupils.

A major charity campaign was launched to collect donations through mobile texting to help Agent Orange victims and poor households enjoy the coming Tet holiday.

China has unveiled a new attack helicopter as it seeks to rival similar aircraft made by the United States and Russia, state media said.

Authorities in Thua Thien – Hue Province discovered and fined several foreigners for illegally acting as tour guides in Hue City.

Student Dang Huynh Mai Anh has become one of the three winners of the Bayer Young Environmental Leader Award 2012.

Huge customer demand makes the US a promising market for Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health acts as both importer of medicine and its price manager, which has led to several inadequacies, said the minister.

By 2070, there will be nearly 10,000 hectares, 257,000 people, 1,494 km of roads and many production facilities, industrial parks being flooded due to high tides and the sea level rise, according to a workshop assessing the risk of

Phan Thi Ha Thanh became the first Vietnamese gymnast to win an Asian gold medal after her successful performance at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships yesterday in Fujian Province, China.

The People’s Committee and the Border Guards of central Binh Dinh province on November 13 took three rescued Filipino fishermen to their consulate in Vietnam.

Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax.