VIETNAM TODAY

The Government yesterday directed the State-owned shipbuilding giant Vinashin to report its existing bank credit debt and propose debt solutions.

World stock markets fell on Wednesday as investors sought safety amid fresh worries about the fragile economic recovery.

Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has urged the ministries of Transport and Public Security to increase inspections and punishment of those who continue to use banned vehicles.

The price of gold in Vietnam jumped to an all-time high of VND29.45 million a tael on September 8.

EVN has made claims to PM Nguyen Tan Dung that foreign investors are exploiting the country’s cheap electricity prices.

Foreigners in HCM City say they exploit the limits of police language skills to make quick getaways. Police say they’re not buying it.

Cambodian military police have confiscated almost 500 kilograms of snakes and turtles from a boat headed to Vietnam.

Ho Thi Hieu Hien, a 6th year pupil in Da Nang City, won first prize at the 39th Universal Postal Union International Letter-Writing Competition

Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has expressed satisfaction at the recent fine development of relations with neighbouring China.

The team which successfully conducted a round-the-clock flight powered by the sun, Solar Impulse, said it is planning three test flights across Switzerland.

The first ever Vietnamese International Film Festival will take place in Hanoi on October 17 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

King's Well, located just on the edge of the ocean, is surrounded by legends of how it came about.

Negative impacts of climate change will likely take away 25% of Vietnam’s gross domestic product in the coming years if the country fails to take prompt coping measures.

New Zealand authorities extended a state of emergency in quake-hit Christchurch Wednesday after the most damaging aftershock since a powerful weekend quake.

The Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment was urged to keep a close eye on unqualified projects in order to boost disbursement.

Vietnam is confident it will get the go-ahead to host several major sporting events over the next 10 years. The biggest will be the 18th Asian Games.

Millions of European commuters struggled to work Tuesday as workers in France and Britain staged strikes over pension reform and planned job cuts.

Construction will begin on a pilot urban railway, running from Nhon to Hanoi Railway Station, on September 22.

A fair on international books in 2010 will be held in Hanoi under the theme “Celebrating 1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi” from sept 17-21.