VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Hanoi are mulling over plans to invest VND271 billion to build an automatic public bus ticket system.

The Government has decided to transfer failing EVN Telecom to the military-run Viettel telecom group from Jan. 1, 2012.

Thousands of Khmer ethnic minority people, nuns and monks joined the four-day Khmer Cultural Festival.

Hundreds of households living in a tower in Keangnam apartment complex are in uproar over their service fees.

Millions of people are under threat from melting of Himalayan glaciers, according to scientists.

A charitable run was held in Hanoi to raise funds for cancer research and disadvantaged children suffering from fatal diseases.

Spain's fifth Davis Cup title party in 11 years fell flat when Rafael Nadal revealed he'd skip next year's title defence.

Only 35.6% of registered foreign direct investment has been disbursed in Vietnam, according to speakers at a seminar held in Da Nang.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said it would submit a plan to merge three airports corporations to the Prime Minister.

UN climate talks on Monday enter their second week entangled in a thick mesh of issues with no guarantee that negotiators and their ministers will be able to sort them out.

Leading Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy will play several famous Christmas tunes to get Hanoi in the festive spirit at the monthly music programme Music Space later this month.

The NA high-ranking delegation led by its chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung left Hanoi on December 4 to begin official visits to Belgium, European Parliament and the UK.

The ruling party of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin suffered a sharp drop in support in legislative elections marred by accusations of unprecedented dirty tricks by the authorities.

The French President and German Chancellor meet under pressure to align their positions on centralizing control of euro zone budgets.

Vietnam has started the construction of the second terminal of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport with an investment capital of US$968.2 million.

Vietnam intends to enhance relations with its traditional friends in the world, including Mexico, said Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The euro faces a decisive week as European Union leaders, urged on anxiously by the US, seek agreement on the definitive rescue plan that has eluded them for two years.

Elections to the Russian State Duma of the sixth convocation started on December 4.

Thu Thiem Tunnel has attracted a huge number of vehicles ever since it opened for traffic, some of which have already had to pay heavy penalties for violating traffic regulations.