VIETNAM TODAY

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.

More than 900 traditional brick kilns that cause massive air pollution and waste of agricultural land, are still operating despite a ban.

Vietnam will have to import over 4.5 billion kWh of electricity from China this year and the domestic power supply will be cut down from March.

Forty two Vietnamese students have received Master of International Accounting degrees from Swinburne University of Technology.

Vietnam Railway Corporation is seeking approval to build new bridges to separate rail and motor vehicle traffic.

Directors of the Taiwan-based Magnicon Wool Weaving and Export Company are absconding to avoid payment of staff salaries.

Glues made from the body parts of certain animals are used to treat or cure diseases in Vietnam and neighboring countries.

An 18 year old kiteboarder has won third place in the freestyle event at the fourth round of the Kiteboarding Tour Asia championships.

Vietnamese police investigating the death of a reporter who was doused with chemicals and set ablaze as he slept are holding his wife on a murder charge.