VIETNAM TODAY

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.

I love Vietnam, I hate Vietnam, I feel indifferent about Vietnam. I love London, I hate London, I feel indifferent about London.

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.