VIETNAM TODAY

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Parents in Hanoi will not have to queue up to enroll their kids in public kindergartens by 2015 when there is no shortage of preschool facilities.

Lending interest rates remain high, affecting the operations of many companies.

The Electricity of Vietnam has decided to cancel construction of 300 projects worth VND12.5 trillion (USD609 million) for this year.

Vietnam needs more than VND3.29 trillion (USD160 million) to support people with disabilities during the next 10 years.

China's media said reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were "pure rumour".

Bui Tien Dung, former general director of PMU18 has been sentenced to 7 more years in jail for abusing position and power on duty.

The International Trade Fair Central Highlands will be held in Phu Yen province from September 1-6.

A new television programme will be launched on VTV3 on every Sunday to introduce the country’s landscapes and regional socio-cultural features.

A proposal to bring forward national minimum wage pay rises has worried many businesses.

The boom in the number of individual vehicles is holding back economic growth in HCM City, according to one expert.

About 30 hectares of pine forests were destroyed on July 6 after a fire broke out at 1:00 pm in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

A powerful 7.6-magnitude undersea earthquake triggered tsunami alerts for New Zealand and Tonga.

At least 36 people are trapped underground at a coal mine in eastern China after a fire broke out, state media reported Thursday.

Vinacomin’s claims that coal imports are more economical than using domestic coal have been rejected by experts.

The whole nation has elected 500 National Assembly deputies and 302,648 deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2011-2016 term.

Violinist Do Phuong Nhi, 13, will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra to perform in major cities in a concert tour held by Toyota Vietnam.

The Vietnam Records Book Centre announced the 2nd publication in its S100 Records series-“100 Vietnamese natural and food specialities”.

Doctors in Britain revealed they have developed a new model to help determine which pregnancies run a higher risk of miscarriage.