VIETNAM TODAY

Russia will spend $650 billion in a massive new military procurement drive through 2020, a top official said.

Thai police yesterday broke up a ring offering illegal surrogacy service and rescued fourteen Vietnamese women.

FPT, Vietnam’s leading IT corporation, appointed a new general director on Wednesday.

Vietnam should set up a fund to stabilise VND/USD exchange rate, said an expert.

New Zealand rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly 100.

US President Barack Obama has urged the world to unite to hold Libya accountable for a vicious protest crackdown.

Vinh Phuc authority has announced a new outbreak of bird flu in Tam Quan commune, Tam Dao district, and the locality is deploying urgent measures to fight this disease.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a National Programme on Children Protection for 2011-2015 period.

The Ministry of Finance has approved raising petroleum prices by 16.62% to 24.06%, beginning February 24.

Mango Bay Phu Quoc, an eco-luxe resort will hold its fourth football tournament for the expat community in Vietnam on May 7.

The managing board of FPT - Vietnam’s leading IT corporation - Wednesday officially appointed the new general director.

The International Monetary Fund called for a weaker dollar to help America reduce its deficits with the rest of the world and rebalance the global economy.

The government has mapped out measures to ensure the safety and timely evacuation of Vietnamese workers from Libya in emergency cases.

Most traffic accidents are caused by drivers’ lack of awareness, said Nguyen Van Thuan, head of the Ministry of Transport’s Traffic Safety Department.

The steering sub-committee on popularisation for the elections of the 13 th National Assembly convened its first session in Hanoi on February. 23.

None of more than 200 Vietnamese citizens who are living and studying in New Zealand were reported to be dead or missing in the recent earthquake.

Apple on Wednesday sent out emailed invitations to a San Francisco press event hinting at the debut of a new version of its hot-selling iPad tablet computer.

Vietnam’s consumer price index in February is estimated to have increased by 2.09% from January.

Moamer Kadhafi's regime has lost vast swaths of Libya's east to an insurrection, as the West braced for a mass exodus.