VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Education and Training has requested universities to report the enrollment target for 2012 based on the schools’ training capability.

The Indonesian community and diplomats in Ho Chi Minh City launched a charity blood drive yesterday and collected 88.5 units of blood, or 22 liters of blood.

A project to expand Tuy Hoa Airport in the central province of Phu Yen was officially launched during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Transport.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue have started to build two conservation stations in forests inhabited by the Saola, one of the world's rarest mammals, in A Luoi District.

Ngoi Nha Trong Hem, a horror film about terrible secrets occurring in the house of a young couple whose marriage is heading for a break-up, will be screened at local cinemas on February 14.

Financial markets rose after Greek lawmakers approved radical budget cuts to secure fresh aid and avoid bankruptcy after a day of street battles left dozens injured and buildings ablaze.

Enterprises faced difficulties this year as a result of the world economic downturn and tightened consumer spending.

The People’s Committee of Hai Phong City is planning to complete the Prime Minister’s directives on the Tien Lang land acquisition case by March 30.

Eleven workers at a firm in Ba Ria-Vung Tau have resigned in protest at sub-standard food in their company canteen.

94 motorbikes were seized in an illegal street race bust in Go Vap District in HCM City.

Phil Mickelson won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the fourth time, denying playing partner Tiger Woods in his bid for a first official PGA Tour victory in over two years.

President Truong Tan Sang left Pakse International Airport in Champasack province, concluding his official visit to Laos with an agreement that both sides will work to step up bilateral ties in all fields.

Gas prices in Vietnam have risen for six times since December 2011, with traders claiming that the increases are necessary.

High school students in Hanoi will finish school one hour earlier than normal from Monday onwards, according to a decision by the local People’s Committee.

The Minister of Transport has issued a decision on the establishment of Vietnam Airports Corporation.

A widening split in the global aviation industry over an unpopular European carbon tax may trigger a trade war, the head of plane manufacturer Airbus said Monday.

Vietnam has taken the lead on a global list of countries hosting international university campuses, according to a recent report in Britain.

All nine fishermen aboard a fishing boat left Muara port on February 12 for Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei.

The Arab League said it had agreed to open contacts with Syria's opposition and ask the UNs to form a joint peacekeeping force to the nation, moves swiftly denounced by Syria.