VIETNAM TODAY

The Prime Minister has agreed on a credit agreement for a 10 million euro vocational training project granted by the German bank, KfW.

Foreign direct investment disbursements in Vietnam are forecast to reach $4.52 billion in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Serbia announced the arrest of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt.

A monk in Long An Province is using his pagoda to provide disadvantaged children with accommodation and education.

Vietnam faces a gigantic building steel surplus when five new high-capacity plants become operational late this year.

The UK has pledged to continue to provide aid for Vietnam during the next five years.

Leaders of the world's richest nations begin a summit in France dominated by the Arab Spring, the economy, and Japan's nuclear disaster.

JICA has signed an agreement to provide technical assistance for Vietnam to operate and maintain expressway.

Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises could face a nationwide audit of assets beginning on July 1, according to a proposed regulation.

Three explosions including two car blasts struck government buildings in eastern China's Jiangxi province, leaving at least five injured.

The World Bank has approved a $350-million loan for a project to increase public investment in Vietnam.

The EU raised EUR4.75 billion for Portugal in a new bond issue, while the IMF gave its first tranche of emergency funding as part of a joint bailout.

Huong Canh village in Tam Canh commune, Binh Xuyen district, northern province of Vinh Phuc is very famous for its ceramic art.

The 2nd International Comics Festival will be held in Hanoi from May 30 to June 4.

A US astronaut Drew Feustel learned a valuable lesson about being teary-eyed on a spacewalk, NASA said.

A live TV programme for victims of Agent Orange will be broadcast from Ho Chi Minh City and Kon Tum on August 7.

Authorities in Central Highlands Vietnam are seeking ways to combine climate change with regional development plan.

The Banking Vietnam Conference 2011, themed “Optimising technology infrastructure – diversifying banking services,” opened in Hanoi.

Many hospitals have increased their treatment fees, despite the authority currently reviewing a new price framework.