VIETNAM TODAY

Foreign-owned banks are on a rush to increase the capital in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions.

Danang will begin offering tourists a different view of the city as they prepare to launch first helicopter tours.

A German passenger was deplaned by Vietnam Airlines for using his mobile phone and laptop on a flight that was about to take off from HCM City to Shanghai.

Many western families have chosen Vietnam to celebrate a memorable Christmas.

Archbishop of the Hanoi Archdiocese vowed to continue encouraging Catholic dignitaries and believers to follow the Party and State’s guidelines, policies and the law.

Rome was on high alert on Christmas Eve after parcel bomb blasts left two staffers at the Chilean and Swiss embassies in the Italian capital badly injured.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 23signed decision No 65/NP-CP, turning Cam Ranh Town into a city, which is in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

With 34 golds, 16 silvers and 14 bronzes, the Vietnamese team ranked fourth at the 15 th Asian University Games (AUG).

The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City is estimated to receive 3.1 million foreign arrivals in 2010, a year-on-year increase of 20%.

The ADB and Government of Vietnam today signed loan agreements for small and medium enterprises.

Agent Orange victim Nguyen Thi Ly is struggling with the toxic chemical in her body but dreams of a normal life.

Many mammoth foreign direct investment projects had their investment licenses revoked in 2010.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked provincial governments to rethink small and medium hydropower projects with low cost-effectiveness.

The Deputy PM wished all bishops, priests, monks and all Catholics in the Archdiocese a Merry Christmas.

The telecom sector is expected to earn revenue of 200 trillion VND (10 billion USD) in 2010.

State-owned Vietnam Airlines said December 23 that it expects pre-tax profit of VND350 billion ($18 million) this year, up from VND154 billion last year.

Pope Benedict XVI says that God is faithful to his promises but often surprises us by how he fulfils them.

Don village was dubbed the “elephant kingdom” in the Central Highlands for its tradition of taming wild elephants and also worshipping them.

Russia was due Friday to give initial approval to a historic nuclear arms pact with the US that opens the way for the former Cold War foes' cooperation.