VIETNAM TODAY

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group Chairman Doan Nguyen Duc is among the most influential executives in Southeast Asia, said Wall Street Journal.

The Ministry of Construction proposed the Government instruct credit organisations to loosen loans for real estate segments.

Vietnamese martial artists have won three gold medals, three silvers and six bronzes at the pre-Southeast Asian Games Kempo Shorinji Tournament.

Police in Hanoi have inspected several parking lots in the capital and detected numerous violations.

Vietnam's Luu Hong Quang has won first prize at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition in Australia.

Foreign visitors will enjoy VAT refunds when they purchase goods in Vietnam under a draft currently being considered by the Ministry of Finance.

The US poverty rate rose in 2010 to 15.1 percent, the highest since 1993, according to census data.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a list of electric equipment that should be labelled according to their energy efficiency.

Thu Thiem Tunnel in HCM City is currently 'ready for traffic', but will be put into use on November 20.

HCM City plans to build more schools for students with disabilities during the 2011-12 school year, said the Department of Education and Training.

The 2nd phase of a Norwegian-funded project on poverty reduction in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on September 13.

The Vietnam News Agency Television Centre has recently launched a new programme entitled “For a happy family” to raise public awareness of domestic violence and prevention.

Asia's developing economies will post slower-than-expected growth this year and in 2012 as key trading partners reduce orders amid worries about the global economy.

A number of state-owned firms in Vietnam faced losses of thousands of billions of VND in the first eight months of this year.

The world's population will surge to seven billion next month and the challenge is not a lack of living space but how to empower disenfranchised women and girls.

Vietnam’s only centre offering ‘detoxing’ courses for online gamers has stopped offering its courses.

Vietnam Fashion Fair 2011 will be held at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from December 19-25.

Party General Secretary Trong held a working session with Vietnam Farmers’ Union, focusing on the implementation of the Resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

Facebook, which has been dogged by complaints over privacy, announced Tuesday that it has named a director of privacy at the social network.