VIETNAM TODAY

Women in developing countries such as Vietnam seem to be more financially savvy than those in developed countries.

The Ministry of Education and Training announced a decision to set up Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics.

Minister and Director of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 9 wrapped up his visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government.

A US film company is to make a movie about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, based on an article about events leading up to the explosion.

Moamer Kadhafi accused the West of wanting to seize Libya's oil and warned that a no-fly zone would backfire as his forces pounded rebel lines.

The Ministry of Transport held a ceremony on March 9 to open a new road, costing VND3.3 trillion, to traffic in the Mekong Delta. 

The organising board of the national Buddhism propagation seminar 2011 has handed over 1,000 bikes to poor students in Binh Duong Province.

The oldest and most traveled US space shuttle, Discovery, landed back on Earth after its final space flight.

Libyan oil output is down by over two-thirds from 1.6 million barrels per day to just 500,000 amid the uprising against Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

The Savico Mega Mall project, the largest commercial venture in Vietnam, was introduced by CB Richard Ellis Vietnam and Savico.

Tiger poo is an effective new weapon in warding off animal pests after years of experimenting with big cats' faeces collected from Australian zoos.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to construct 25 tunnels and bridges across large rivers like Saigon, Dong Nai, Nha Be and Long Tau by 2020.

Online banking sites in Southeast Asia saw a sharp rise in users last year, as institutions grew more Internet-savvy.

DTiNews and ICS- UKEAS will hold a live online forum on March 11, to provide helpful information on study and work in the UK.

Pictures by 34 woman artists opened in Hue on March 8, to commemorate Women’s Day.

The International Boat Racing Festival 2011 is scheduled to take place in Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan from March 17-23.

China will invest around USD200 billion this year in affordable housing to address mounting public concern over runaway property prices.

Denmark is to give Vietnam USD8 million for scientific study over the next three years as part of an agreement to be ratified by the two nations today.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an aquaculture development project with an expected cost of $1.91B by 2020.