VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam national strategy to respond to climate change provides a strong foundation for formulating long-term socioeconomic development plans.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sent a proposal to PM Nguyen Tan Dung for the purchase of one million tonnes of rice for stockpiling from the winter-spring crop this year.

Vietnamese movie “Canh Ba Ba” by Yeti group has just won the prize for the Second Runner Up for Best Film at the Filmapolooza 2011 in America.

Mobile police force should continue to study and promote implementation of the Party and State’s guidelines on national security and social order, State President has urged.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney was locked in a nail-biting battle with Rick Santorum in Ohio as he looked to tighten his grasp on the Republican presidential nomination.

The State Bank of Vietnam will apply measures to lower banking interest rates by 1%, said Governor Nguyen Van Binh.

The PM has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to apply strict punishment to petrol stalls, which cease operations to wait for prices to increase.

Taekwondo fighter Chu Hoang Dieu Linh has won a bronze medal at the German Open in Hamburg.

Vietnamese environmental police recently made a bust involving 822 kilos of rare animals in Ha Tinh Province.

Over forty conservationists met to discuss communication strategies in preservation activities at a training course in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

A national anti-TB action month has been launched in response to World Tuberculosis Day (March 24), Director of the National Lung Hospital Dr Dinh Ngoc Sy said.

Sudico Company was allowed to continue with the Nam An Khanh project after an investigation into it’s capital and asset management was carried out.

US President Barack Obama suggested that Iran's nuclear program was not an immediate threat.

Famous German conductor Jonas Alber will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in a special concert to be held at the Hanoi Opera House on March 9-10.

Motorbike drivers who wear uncertified helmets will be fined up to VND200,000 (USD10), according to a draft regulation.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is now offering huge promotional discounts for the summer season, of upto 50 per cent on both domestic and international routes.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has told university educators that continued socioeconomic development would depend on improved scientific research at the tertiary level.

Celebrities have joined the music show entitled “The Day of Women,” which is a non-profit program to be held on March 6, to raise funds for building a bridge in the central province Quang Binh.

Nouveau riche are squandering up to USD1 million on VIP mobile phone numbers, believing that they bring good luck.