VIETNAM TODAY

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$70 million credit project from the International Development Association to help Vietnam tackle climate change challenges.

Vietnamese Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem completed the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in the UK ranking 7th after a draw in the final match with Indian rival Negi Parimarjanon.

European companies list Vietnam’s high inflation and corruption as problems affecting their operations.

Clashes erupted between protesters and police in central Cairo, leaving scores injured as authorities scrambled to contain mounting anger over post-football match violence that killed 74 people.

The State Bank of Vietnam has fined three more businesses for listing their tour prices only in US dollars.

The Senior Officials’ Meeting and the Inter-Ministerial Meeting of the Mekong sub-regional countries on fighting human trafficking will take place in Hanoi on February 14-15 and February 16, respectively.

The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike.

According to Ernst & Young, the inflation rate and GDP growth of the country may come out below the target rates.

Vietnamese film "Bi! Don’t Be Afraid" directed by Phan Dang Di is being shown at the second Francophone Film Festival in Paris, France from January 31 to February 7.

Recognised as one of the world’s ‘Most Beautiful Bays’ almost a decade ago, Nha Trang is famous for its pristine beaches, splendid islands and magnificent mountains.

Some lakes and ponds in Hanoi have disappeared during the urbanisation, while many others are getting narrowed, and many of them are getting seriously polluted.

Hanoi’s street proved chaotic on the first day of a pilot scheme ironically intended to ease traffic congestion.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to ratify an import/export strategy for the period 2011-20 with an orientation towards 2030.

Many high school students in the central city of Danang are still riding motorbikes to school despite the recent introduction of stringent regulations on underage driving.

Inflation should be brought down to 5-7% in 2012 to stimulate a healthy business environment, an economist says.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is targeting this year to increase the incomes of households in poverty by 160 percent over last year's level.

A delegation from the Vietnamese People’s Army has participated in the 10th Brunei International Skill-at-Arms.

Co Tu people in Quang Nam Province are harvesting tiger grass flowers to bolster their incomes.

NATO allies will discuss US plans to end combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013 and switch to a training mission before handing security control to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.