VIETNAM TODAY

Any amendments to the 1992 constitution must meet the country’s current development needs, global and regional trends, and comply with the resolution by the 11 th National Congress of the Party.

Mitt Romney's future hangs in the balance. In one week's time he could either be restored as the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race or be left staring into a political abyss.

Three officials in Hai Phong City's Tien Lang District, received Party discipline while two others are likely to be dismissed for their wrongdoings in the unlawful land withdrawal imposed on a farmer.

Hanoi was placed 13th and HCM City 12th among the most expensive cities in Asia in 2011 in terms of three-room apartment rent, according to a report from ECA International.

Vietnam will regulate prices of electricity, coal and petroleum in accordance with market fluctuations beginning in 2013, said Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Finance.

There were more occupational accidents but fewer related deaths in 2011, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The first Vietnam-Australia Defence and Diplomacy Strategic Dialogue took place in the Australian capital city of Canberraon Feb. 21.

The UN atomic agency said that "intensive efforts" by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed.

Japan, facing a shortage of workers wants to receive about 10,000 workers from Vietnam every year, said the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization.

Residents in some communes in Nghe An Province have been struggling to commute along a miserable road for two years.

After living in France for 30 years, Nguyen Thai Hoc still longs for his old days in Vietnam so he and his wife have opened a restaurant to bring a piece of the homeland to their adopted country.

The monthly fashion show called “Fashion and Life” was held in HCM City on the evening of February 18.

HCM City’s consumer price index in February increased by 1.32% over January – a record high in nine months, said the municipal General Statistics Office.

Five days after Hanoi authorities banned parking lots on 262 streets, many traders said they found it hard to maintain sales since the number of customers has considerably decreased.

Protests erupted outside the main US military base in Afghanistan and in Kabul over allegations that foreign troops had set fire to copies of the Koran, police said.

Water quality in canals has worsened in Ho Chi Minh City with a constant flow of polluted waste being dumped from industrial units, despite the city authorities’ best efforts.

Tien Lang District authorities in Haiphong have decided to revoke their forcible land confiscation from Doan Van Vuon.

Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong vowed to deepen the relationship between both countries' parties during his meeting with Dominican counterpart, Miguel Mejia.

The Ministry of Finance decided to slash petroleum and jet fuel import taxes in order to support domestic petrol traders.