VIETNAM TODAY

The ‘Southern Fruit Festival 2012’ will take place at the Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Area in Ho Chi Minh City from June 1-23.

Retail prices of petrol and oil in Vietnam were down by VND300 – 600 a liter, according to the Ministry of Finance’s circular No 216.

Vietnam is expected to gain an economic growth rate of 5.7% and inflation rate to decline below 10% in 2012, the World Bank says in its latest report.

The local media has recently reported a lot of sexual abuse cases against kids, raising worries in the public.

The Asian Record Organisation will recognise nine records of Vietnam as Asian records on May 26.

Several people in Vietnam have found themselves victims of tonics after using such medicines on their own way.

Manchester City’s captain Vincent Kompany will stay in Ho Chi Minh City with the Barclays Premier League Trophy from June 7-9 at the invitation of Eximbank.

Every year Vietnam has about 3,500 children die of drowning, with the latest 3 cases this year occurring yesterday.

China's economic growth will continue to ease, presenting Beijing policy makers with the challenge of preventing an abrupt slowdown, the World Bank said.

The Tobacco Prevention Fund has got support from many NA deputies who agreed the money should be collected from smokers.

Mekong Delta authorities must protect wetland areas against the impact of economic development through advanced conservation measures, experts have recommended.

Poorly constructed apartment buildings in Hanoi and HCM City have become a danger to tenants.

Vietnam and India need to boost their comprehensive cooperation and mobilise their utmost strength to raise their relations to a higher status, said President Truong Tan Sang.

One of the most effective channels for laundering money in Vietnam is through the real estate and securities markets, one official said.

Scientists from the WWF say that the Asian unicorn, is often caught in wire snares that hunters set to catch other animals which are targeted by the demand of traditional medicine.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defence Minister received Brigadier Andrew Charles Peter Kennett, deputy director of the UK Royal College of Defence Studies.

The Government should review its policy regarding sharing the benefits of exploiting natural resources to create a win-win situation for both local residents and mining companies.

Europe came under mounting pressure to take action to boost growth as the OECD warned that the eurozone crisis has worsened.

Nearly 2,600 workers of a company in Nghe An Province went on strike to demand better wages and improved working conditions.