VIETNAM TODAY

Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks have been requested to report on their activities with other institutions.

Vietnam Airlines safely transported over 1 million passengers during the Tet festival from February 7-30, representing a year-on-year increase of 7 percent.

Despite earning much from advertisements, Google and Facebook have paid very little in taxes in this country.

One of the world's smallest primates, the Philippine tarsier, communicates in a range of ultrasound inaudible to predator and prey alike, according to the latest study.

Garment and textile exports are expected to have a difficult year as global economic woes are still plaguing major markets such as the EU and the US, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

The Ministry of Transport reviews the results of the transportation time schedule change after its application.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has said that the Vietnamese legislature supports the cooperation between the State Audit Offices of Vietnam and Myanmar.

Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after a string of delays.

Brunei and Vietnam should make greater efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation in the future, said Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.

The Hai Phong City Party Committee has suspended the chairman of Tien Lang District People’s Committee and his deputy for their wrongdoings.

U19 Vietnam will join 10 other teams from Southeast Asian countries at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy to be held at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from February 25-March 3.

Seven young calligraphers show their skills of writing on a 100m-roll of paper running along Van Mieu Street in Hanoi.

Vietnam is preparing to submit the bai choi folksongs to UNESCO, for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in the world in need of urgent protection.

Well-to-do people in Hanoi are spending thousands of USD on rare ornamental fish, just for conspicuous consumption.

Families of 22 missing crewmen who served on the sunk Vinalines Queen will receive VND300million (USD14,261) in compensation and life insurance.

The seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh, took place on the 14th night of the first lunar month, which fell on February 5, attracting thousands of visitors.

A lot of parents now need someone to help them pick up children from schools after office and school hours have been amended. The demand has brought new job opportunities to university students.

Syrian troops besieging Homs renewed their heavy shelling of the protest city as Russia's foreign minister was due to arrive in Damascus for talks with Bashar al-Assad's embattled regime.

The Hanoi People's Committee will ban the use of pavements and roads for parking vehicles on 262 streets in nine districts as of February 15.