VIETNAM TODAY

Tame elephants face extinction

Central Highland Dak Lak Province's famed tame elephants may become extinct in the next 20-25 years unless conservation project receive goverment funding, experts said.

Banks set high profit targets despite uncertainties

Although profit targets await approval from shareholders at general meetings in coming months, most lenders target a higher profit in 2011.

87,000 Vietnamese workers to go abroad this year

Vietnam aims to send 87,000 workers abroad in 2011, around 1,500 more than last year, says a local official.

Obama consults Saudi King Abdullah on Egypt

Obama stressed the need for a meaningful and lasting political transition in Egypt in a telephone call with key ally King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

Sailors released by pirates en route to Mauritius

Three Vietnamese sailors seized by Somali pirates on May 6, 2010 have been released and are on their way to the Mauritius Port.

First death by A/H1N1 influenza reported in Hanoi this year

A 52-year-old patient in Soc Son District, Hanoi has died of A/H1N1 influenza after being taken to Bach Mai Hospital in the state of respiratory failure.

Campaign to publicise coming elections begins

Elections of NA deputies and representatives to the people’s council at all levels offer people an opportunity to exercise constitutional rights.

Park Ji Sung to tour Vietnam for charity

South Korean football star Park Ji-sung is planning to play in a charity match in Vietnam.

Olympus Pacific plans to revive Vietnam gold mine investment

Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. said it’s “cautiously” reviving plans to expand a Vietnam mining operation, on optimism that it can refine gold within the country.

Energy Agency warns of danger from high oil prices

The dangerously high oil prices this year could push the economy into a marked slowdown, the IEA warned.

US Midwest braces for new round of snow

A large swathe of the US South and Midwest still digging out from last week's huge snowfall faced more wintry weather Wednesday.

Man nabbed for immigrating people to Hong Kong

Police in the northern Hai Phong City have arrested a man for attempting to help five Vietnamese men illegally immigrate to Hong Kong.

2,000 peace doves for Da Nang

Over 400 doves were released at a peace bird garden in the central city of Da Nang on February 8.

Petrol traders complain of big losses

Petroleum traders in Vietnam are moaning over losses from their businesses as they have to maintain selling prices.

Hoang Thien storms into world tennis champs’ semis

Vietnamese star Nguyen Hoang Thien sealed a spot to the last four round at the 2011 Tennis Central 18 & U ITF Summer Championships

Mother of missing twins makes Italian TV appeal

The mother of missing six-year-old twins fought back tears Wednesday as she made an emotional plea on Italian television.

January, a month of festivals and feasts

Vietnam celebrates more than 9,000 local and national festivals and January is often heated by these events.

Vietnam "did not join" Cobra Gold military drill

The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense rejected the claim that Vietnam has sent three military officers to join the Cobra Gold military exercises in Thailand.

FARC hostage release begins in Colombia

Colombia's FARC guerrillas set free the first of five promised hostages as they began the most significant release of President Juan Manuel Santos' tenure.

Ministry says securities rules to change for the better

The Ministry of Finance has plans to change all securities decrees and circulars to create a better system of legal documents for the local stock market.

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