VIETNAM TODAY

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan urged the Ministry of Health in co-operation with the Ministry of Public Security to improve health treatment.

Steel manufacturers across the country are saying that 2012 will be a tough year due to oversupply and lack of demand.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development approved a project on sustainable management of protected forests using ODA loans from the Japanese government.

The eurozone will have to put in place a bigger financial firewall to combat the crisis, the G20 top economies said.

Police in Hanoi arrested a local man for cheating thousands of people of US$2.7 million by promising to give them cheap tours in exchange for their membership fee payment.

PM Thongsing Thammavong made a fact-finding tour of Kon Tum, Gia Lai and Binh Dinh provinces from February 23-26 to learn about their development experience.

The southern province of Binh Duong has confirmed the first case of bird flu on humans and the patient has been carried to Ho Chi Minh City for treatments.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a project on sustainable management of protected forests using ODA loans from the Japanese government.

Germany is easing its opposition to a bigger European bailout fund, officials said, smoothing the way for the world's leading economies to secure nearly $2 trillion in firepower to prevent further fallout from the euro-zone's sovereign debt crisis.

Thailand, the world’s largest rice exporter, may lose out to Vietnam if its government increases rice prices despite fierce competition in the global market, warns a leading Thai specialist.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh to improve the investment environment to draw more domestic and foreign investors.

The 2012 Cherry Blossom Festival will take place at Park No. 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.

Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a long-standing abdominal complaint but relatives and officials said the 93-year-old former South African leader's health is good.

Vietnam might get more support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development, given the country's good performance in the sector, one official of the UN organisation has said.

A book of Vietnamese King Thieu Tri, which is made of silver and gilded with gold, was brought from France to Vietnam by an antique collector Cao Xuan Truong last year.

Solutions on removing difficulties for forestry processing and export businesses and an orientation for the sector’s sustainable development were highlighted at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City.

Many parents, recognising that their children are obese, try to solve the problem without adequate knowledge.

The coal industry needs investment of about USD15.13 billion to fulfill its development targets between now and 2020, one official has said.

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood remain on track for a semi-final showdown and a chance at the world No. 1 ranking after comfortable wins in the third round of the WGC Match Play Championship.