VIETNAM TODAY

President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Sri Lanka for a State visit where he was welcomed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at Bandaranaike airport in Colombo city.

Four people survived a fiery plane crash in dense forest in Papua New Guinea in which 28 are feared to have died, Australian officials said on Friday.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung made this statement while receiving 50 outstanding young entrepreneurs representing 200 winners of the Vietnam Gold Star Award, in Hanoi on Oct. 13.

Many experts said that it would be impossible to ban motorbikes in HCM City at the moment.

The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Vietnam signed a $293 million loan agreement for construction of a metro line to reduce critical traffic congestion in Hanoi.

The National Cinema Center will put into operation a four dimension (4D) project room later this month.

The bravery of Vietnamese naval forces during the war will be presented at a film festival commemorating 50 years of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea.

A group of local beauties was under criticism after a publicised charity trip they joined donated little money and allegedly was used as a photo op.

The NA Law Committee said the proposed fines of VND2 billion for civil offences is too high and can result in many problems.

British oil giant BP and its partners have won government approval for a major £4.5-billion oil field investment in northern Scotland.

Vietnamese authorities have odered all shops in the market to sell chicken meat only as per regulations and sans chemical substances.

Facing difficulties in accessing bank loans at reasonable interest rates, many businesses are seeking to raise capital by issuing corporate bonds.

The world has become more vulnerable to outbreaks of disease caused by contaminated food because of growing global trade, the WHO said.

Vietnam is mulling over regulations to only insure deposits in domestic currency.

The two countries are seeking to heighten their cooperation in higher education by setting up more joint training programmes.

The role of children and adolescents need to be promoted in reducing risks associated with disasters, heard a conference held in Hanoi yesterday.

Tabitha Carvan turns to readers to help her make sense of some Vietnamese practices which she doesn’t understand at all.

An environmental group is asking the Nepal government to consider installing portable toilets on Mount Everest for climbers.

A ceremony was held by Vietnam Airlines in Japan on October 11 to introduce a new programme on Vietnam’s land, people, culture and tourism.