VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Government for approval of a master plan for transport development in the Southern key economic zone.

Vietnam and Norway held their fourth political consultation at deputy ministerial level in Hanoi on Nov. 24.

Ireland unveiled a 15-billion-euro austerity package required to unlock an international bailout, slashing public sector pay and pensions but refusing to raise corporation tax.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung pledged to make public the violations of cabinet members who played a role in Vinashin’s downfall.

The UAE Minister of Economy says that not just oil, gas, aviation and infrastructure are lucrative but agriculture is also proving to attract investors.

The National Assembly has not approved the hi-speed railway project, but the government has continued its study on it.

At least 9 Vietnamese were killed, 8 other injured, and 5 are still missing after the Diamond Bridge stampede during a water festival in Phnom Penh.

The Minister of Planning and Investment claimed the agency played no role in Vinashin's fall, a position countered by an NA official.

Romania wanted to co-operate with Vietnam in the oil and gas industry, said its ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment Co-ordinator for Asia.

S.Korea's troops were on high alert as their government exchanged threats with N.Korea following a military skirmish.

Grieving Cambodian families began paying their last respects to relatives among the 378 victims killed in a festival stampede.

The silver medal at the 16th Asian Games was earned by track and field athlete Truong Thanh Hang at the women’s 1,500m final.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung recently ratified a Project on issuing e-passports in order to raise the efficiency of State management over immigration.

HCMC called on local enterprises to help stabilise prices to avoid the price hike fever that goes hand in hand with Tet.

The case of troubled Vinashin topped the agenda at the National Assembly with intense questioning for the Minister of Finance.

Irish PM Brian Cowen battled for his political survival, while Germany said the euro itself was on the line.

The National Traffic Safety Committee and the International Center for Alcohol Policies jointly held a seminar on preventing alcohol abuse on November 23.

Price hikes, public debt and the operations of State-owned groups and enterprises were major issues that Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh focused on at a National Assembly hearing on Nov. 23.

The number of new cases of HIV/AIDS has dropped by about one-fifth over the past decade, the UN said.