VIETNAM TODAY

On online message boards and mobile phones, teenagers in Vietnam have invented a virtual new language.

Public kindergartens in Hanoi have been ordered to give priority to five-year-old children as part of a move to universalise pre-school education.

Many domestic press agencies signed a cooperation agreement with the “Life is Beautiful” programme to provide support to Agent Orange victims.

Hanoi will need between USD180-190 billion to invest in various investment projects during the next decade.

The highest flood crest of northern main rivers is forecast to occur in late Jul and Aug, said the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.

Up to 140,000 Philippine workers could lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia due to a domestic helper ban, the Filipino labour minister said Thursday.

A draft decree on aviation regulations is currently being considered by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

Despite full participation of private organisations in education sector, the country is still looking for a way of effectively running the system.

Vietnam is the 13th most populous nation but its human development index and population quality only at 108th among 177 countries, UNFPA said.

Vietnam has 15 world natural, cultural and documentary heritages, including the recently-recognised Ho Dynasty Citadel.

The European Central Bank stuck to its guns Thursday, hiking interest rates to tame inflation, and offering help for Portuguese banks.

Vietnamese sweet potato growers are facing increasing challenges to find outlet for their products.

A pilot metro rail line in Hanoi is expected to start service by 2016 with the first survey drill for the project set to begin on of July 7.

After making several mistakes, many teenagers build tombs for themselves in the online cemetery to wish for parents’ forgiveness.

Two Phu Quoc ridgeback dogs will attend the FCI World Dog Show 2011 to be held in Paris from July 7-10.

Chinese merchants have been collecting litchis, a specility of Bac Giang Province's Luc Ngan District, to carry to their home land for sales.

Hoan Kiem District has submitted a project to ease overcrowding in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to the municipal authority.

The first electronic dictionary featuring the Jrai ethnic language was recently completed after a two-year project, an agency said.

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