VIETNAM TODAY

The class will be volunteering for a non-profit organization and will write stories on the culture and people of Vietnam.

China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion dollars posed no external threat.

The government is working with the World Bank to computerise the country’s tax administration system to prepare it for international integration.

Taiwan's contribution to an international effort to help Vietnam clear unexploded bombs and reduce poverty has won thanks from the local government and farmers.

The State Bank has issued a circular to cap interest rates for deposits in VND at 14% per year, for commercial banks.

The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress.

The FDI situation will see some changes in 2011 as the country will concentrate on raising the quality rather than the quantity of FDI projects.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has raised a protest against a recent anti-piracy exercise conducted by China at the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Mankind may have unleashed the sixth known mass extinction in Earth's history, according to a new research.

Domestic coffee companies are extremely worried about new foreign competition.

The UK will continue to help Vietnam meet its Millennium Development Goal targets in primary education, sanitation and HIV/AIDS prevention until 2016.

Backstreet Boys will perform at the Military Zone 7 stadium in HCM City on March 24 and at the My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi on March 26.

World food prices have hit record highs and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned.

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned unexpectedly Thursday, sparking celebrations from protesters.

Swift intervention measures will be taken to reduce the increasing rate of chronic diseases and obesity among children in HCM City , according to a healthcare official.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam net Online Newspaper tendered his resignation on March 2 to the Ministry of Information and Communication.

Opposition groups said they have offered President Ali Abdullah Saleh plans for a smooth exit from power by the end of 2011.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision on agricultural insurance for the 2011-2013 period, which provides 100 percent insurance for poor households.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking the prime minister’s approval for many changes in personal income tax laws.