VIETNAM TODAY

Banks in Vietnam are refusing to accept the currencies of many nations.

The nation's inflation is expected to ease to a rate of 1.8-2 percent in May following April's one-month surge of 3.32 percent.

$33.44 million has been spent on preparations for the elections of National Assembly and People’s Councils.

Two Vietnamese boxers made it through to the finals of the ongoing AIBA Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Microsoft posted a more than 30 percent rise in quarterly net profit but pocketed less than gadget-maker Apple for the first time in two decades.

A global warming target could be missed three times over if countries fail to promote clean energy, the International Energy Agency warned.

The Education Publishing House has raised its textbook prices by an average of 16.9% in 2011.

Austria’s global love story TV series “The Dream Hotel” has come to Ho Chi Minh City to cast actors.

A Vietnamese firm has started building a pharmaceutical production plant in Hau Giang, the most modern in the region.

Cimigo, an independent team of marketing and brand research, has released the 2011 Vietnam NetCitizens Report on internet usage.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturer Ltd. has just promised to commission its long-delayed paper plant project in Hau Giang Province by 2013.

The first batch of relief goods donated by Vietnam to Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami arrived at Narita airport.

Nguyen Duc Thanh, director of the Vietnam Centre for Economic and Policy Research, says economic growth can be sacrificed to fight inflation.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, claiming at least 295 lives.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, leaving 280 people dead.

The Vietnamese Film Days kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on April 28 with screenings on Vietnamese people and national consturction.

Support for domestic violence victims and punishment on the offenders are major topics of a three-day training course opened in Can Tho city.

The Mekong Expo 2011 opened in Can Tho City with 400 stands of organisations and businesses in the Mekong Delta region and the surroundings.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam said that the bank has halted minting of coin money after the government agreed to the decision.