VIETNAM TODAY

Tet bonuses of up to $33,300 in HCM City

A foreign-invested enterprise in HCM City will pay a New Year 2012 bonus of $33,300 per employee this year, the highest rate among the businesses that have announced their bonus plans.

Actress receives wide acclaim

Actress Minh Huong who starred in the film Dung Dot as Doctor Dang Thuy Tram won the best actress award at the 8th International Festival of Military Patriotic Films.

Flower festival to add colour to Tet

The Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival this year hopes to bring a richer assortment of blossoms to attract more residents and visitors during the Tet holiday.

Vietnam maintains petrol prices through the Tet holiday

The Ministry of Finance decided to keep petrol prices unchanged, but lower the collection for the petrol price stabilisation fund.

Vietnam masterpieces in auction for the poor

Four Vietnamese “treasures” have been put up for sale as part of an online auction aimed at raising several billion VND to be used to help people living in poverty in the New Year.

Ha Tinh police make large wild animal smuggling bust

Police in Ha Tinh Province seized two tonnes of illegally poached animals, including snakes, tortoises and lizards.

Economy depresses Tet specialty exports

Export of Tet specialties to serve overseas Vietnamese has dipped in volume this year because of the economic downturn.

Vietnamese scientist’s work published on world leading journal

Dr. Pham Cao Thanh Tung from South Korea’s Sogang University is the first Vietnamese whose research work is published on the American Science AAAs journal.

Sapa's ancient historical treasure in a bad state

Sapa ancient rock field, which is being proposed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, is in a state of serious deterioration.

Primary students freed from heavy bags

Hundreds of primary school students in Chu Van An Primary School in northern Haiphong City will no longer have to carry heavy bags to school this year.

Vietnamese ship goes missing with 23 crew members

A Vietnamese cargo ship manned by 23 sailors went missing, while traveling from Indonesia to China.

Facebook CEO enjoys riding buffalo in Sapa

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg visited some Tay ethnic villages in Thanh Phu and Ban Ho communes, Sapa district, Lao Cai province on December 26.

Philippine flood toll surges by more than 200

The death toll from killer floods in the Philippines surged by more than 200 on Tuesday, more than a week after the disaster struck.

Pham Nhat Vuong remains richest man on Vietnamese stock market

The Vingroup's Chairman is still the richest investor on the Vietnamese stock market, with assets of more than VND17 trillion.

Vietnam welcomes six millionth foreign visitor

Vietnam welcomed the six millionth foreign visitor in 2011 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Indonesia volcano eruption panics villagers

One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes erupted Tuesday, spewing clouds of ash and panicking villagers but no evacuation has been ordered so far, a government vulcanologist said.

President meets young entrepreneurs

President Truong Tan Sang received 90 young entrepreneurs, who are delegates to the 4 th Congress of Young Entrepreneurs’ Association (YEA) for the 2011-2014 term.

The Party Central Committee meets in Hanoi

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee met in Hanoi to discuss a number of important issues related to Party building and infrastructure development.