VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism together with 30 local firms attended the World Travel Market Exhibition in London.

Mekong Delta provinces were urged to speed up construction of housing foundations, dykes and infrastructure for flood-proof residential clusters.

Private airline VietJet Air said it would operate as a low-cost carrier with its first commercial flight next month.

Many teachers are saying they don’t have time to improve their teaching skills because of time consuming but unnecessary tasks.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will implement an extended project to public internet access in Vietnam in the 2011-2016 period.

Italy starts forming a new government Sunday after the momentous resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, with economist Mario Monti tipped as the man to lead the country.

More than 400,000 domestic and international visitors attended the four day Vietnam Rice Festival 2011, a figure beyond expectations, said an official.

Experts said Vietnam should pay more attention to maintaining sustainable rice production, and not on its ranking of rice export nations.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam and the Can Tho police jointly held an anti-terrorist drill at Can Tho International Airport.

The President of the New Open World sent a letter of congratulations to Ha Long Bay for its winning the vote to become one of the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Former European commissioner Mario Monti moves to form a new government to lead Italy out of an alarming debt crisis.

Hollywood supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited the so-called 'tiger cages' on Con Dao Island which were once notorious wartime prison cells on Sunday.

The NA Finance and Budget Committee suggested further corporate income tax cuts to 20 percent, the chair of the committee told Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper.

The conservation of Dong Ho Lake is one of several important objectives that Kien Giang Province will implement in the following years.

Syrian forces were accused of pressing their deadly crackdown on protests Sunday even as thousands of regime supporters vented their anger.

The meeting for leaders of Overseas Vietnamese organisations has agreed to promote the message of “Great Unity” to all Vietnamese expatriates worldwide.

US President Obama opened the plenary session of the APEC Leaders’ Week Meeting, calling on regional economies to make efforts for a more rapid, stable and sustainable growth.

Vietnam won additional nine gold medals in the second day of the Southeast Asian Games on Nov. 13, ranking third with 17 golds in the medal tally.

Russia on Monday launches three astronauts for the International Space Station on a key mission Moscow hopes will restore faith in its space programme.