VIETNAM TODAY

The International Boat Racing Festival 2011 is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan from March 17-23.

China will invest around USD200 billion this year in affordable housing to address mounting public concern over runaway property prices.

Denmark is to give Vietnam USD8 million for scientific study over the next three years as part of an agreement to be ratified by the two nations today.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an aquaculture development project with an expected cost of $1.91B by 2020.

Vietnamese studying in several foreign countries are struggling to cope with a sudden rise in prices.

The State Bank of Vietnam issued a decision to raise refinance and discount rates in an effort to curb inflation.

A major 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Japan, swaying Tokyo buildings and triggering a small tsunami.

Vietnam continues to accrue accolades for its hotels as Travel + Leisure has named three to its list of ‘World’s Best Hotel Values'.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. will set up an instant noodle plant in Vietnam with the overall investment tentatively set around Y3.4 billion.

A Lionel Messi brace helped Barcelona to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Arsenal to put them into the quarter-finals of Champions League.

A ship carrying over 1,000 Vietnamese workers from Libya will arrive at the northern port of Haiphong on March 21.

Despite the State Bank of Vietnam’s recent ban, many commercial banks are still trying to apply a deposit interest rate of 14% or more.

Thousands of Vietnamese people will turn off the lights and electric equipment for one hour in response to the 2011 Earth Hour.

Commercial banks are mulling slashing interest rates for dollar deposits as the State Bank of Vietnam is getting tough on the dollarisation.

Many universities and colleges around the country, especially public institutions, have introduced counselling to enable students to choose appropriate courses.

The Ba Be National Park in Bac Can province has been named on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands List as a Wetland of International Importance.

YouTube announced that it bought Internet television company Next New Networks to improve content for the Google-owned video-sharing website.

On the International Women’s day, many Vietnamese women are still working hard to earn a living.

A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants exploded at a filling station in Pakistan's Punjab province, killing at least 20 people and wounding 127 others.