VIETNAM TODAY

A South Korean company has won a 1.2-billion-dollar contract to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, one of the firms involved in the deal said.

Vietnam Airlines will launch 583 more flights to meet the increasing travel demand during the traditional 2011 Tet holiday.

China will be connected by rail with its neighbours in South East Asia, including Singapore, Thailand and Laos, in the next three years.

Vietnam is to host the “home” game of the Philippines against Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.

The Ministry of Transport and the Hanoi People’s Committee has been urged to prioritise and quicken major transport projects.

Life expectancy has dropped slightly for all Americans except for black men, who gained around two and a half months in longevity, a report released Thursday found.

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, a state-owned lender, is seeking approval from the government to establish a national gold exchange.

The joint Vietnam-China film, Passing Shanghai Wharf, which charts the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh will premier in cinemas throughout Vietnam next Friday.

GE inaugurated its first training laboratory at University of Technical Education in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9.

The Vietnamese General Department of Fisheries strongly opposed the WWF’s assessment criteria of tra fish.

A talk was held in Hanoi on December 9 to discuss the social work profession, its demands and potential in Vietnam.

India said Thursday it aims to sharply expand its national broadband network as it seeks a "revolution" to bring high-speed Internet to the country's rural heartland.

A former prisoner met the man who viciously tortured him in Phu Quoc Prison and forgives him, over 40 years later.

A representative of Google in South East Asia shared his optimistic view on Vietnam market, citing the increasing number of Internet users in the country.

The newly accredited ambassador shared this view at a briefing with Vietnamese press in Hanoi on Dec. 9.

November saw a new record in automobile sales with over 11,000 units of which MPV/SUV segments proved popular.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung recently gave a nod to agricultural development projects funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

Vo Thai Nguyen and Pham Thi Hue will represent Vietnam at the World Swimming Champion-ships in Dubai from December 15-19.

Haunted by the criticism it endured after the Copenhagen climate summit, China has launched an image makeover as it recasts itself as a team player in global talks.