VIETNAM TODAY

Two companies of the Ministry of Defense - Bao Tin and Hai Minh – launched an oil spill response vessel named NASOS II on March 13. This is the biggest ship of its kind in Vietnam at present.

Conservative White House hopeful Rick Santorum surged to two startling, come-from-behind wins in the Deep South, in a dramatic shakeup in the Republican presidential battle.

A three-day conference on developing towns that are well adapted to face climate change challenges opened on March 13 in Mekong Delta's Can Tho City.

Vietnamese consumers who are currently victims of numerous tricks and cons are being encouraged to become more aware of their rights.

Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang has approved a plan for the industrial development of the Lang Son-Hanoi-Haiphong-Quang Ninh economic corridor in the north.

The US well-known street fashion, Free People, has chosen Vietnam as its destination to take “look book” photographs for its March publication.

Vietnam will teach Chinese to elementary and middle school students in classes to be run four times a week, the Ministry of Education and Training has said in a recent proposal.

Hospitals must increase efforts to minimise the number of fatalities of hand, foot and mouth disease, said the Minister of Health.

Commercial banks lower their deposit interest rate right after the SBV cuts ceiling deposit interest rate for VND accounts to 13%.

While tuberculosis continues to ravage Vietnam, the country is facing a serious shortage of medical staff to treat the disease.

Around 750,000 people, including drug users, homosexuals and sex workers have received HIV prevention treatment under the US$44-million Community Reach Programme.

Three Vietnamese and five South Korean sailors working on a South Korean fishing ship were rescued before it sunk off southern Japan, according to the Japanese Coast Guard.

Leaders of Habubank have denied a rumour that the bank will merge into SHB.

Delegates at the ongoing 11th National Women’s Congress elected the 163-member Executive Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said that Vietnam and Indonesia should take advantage of their potential and advantages to serve cooperation and development.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad responded to UN-Arab League proposals for an end to the bloodshed in Syria.

The Muong ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh persist in preserving unique traditional values of both tangible and intangible heritage.

The ten celebrities of the Dancing with the Stars 2012 have released beautiful shots before the competition begin this Sunday, March 18.

Though seafood exports have to undergo strict examination, a lot of export consignments still have been refused by the importers due to the high antibiotic residues.