VIETNAM TODAY

Many experts expect the average gold price in 2011 to rise higher against 2010 prices.

The German Football Federation is planning to cash in on hosting the Women's World Cup with a football version of the children's doll Barbie.

The Prime Minister has approved a transport strategy in the southern key economic zone for 2020, putting public transport at the helm of urban development, especially in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Hanoi Electronics Corporation will start construction of a $35 million software park in Hanoi’s outlying district of Long Bien in the first quarter of the year.

Vietnam successfully sent flower seeds to space for scientific research.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the country must demonstrate fiscal discipline to gain investor confidence, after its credit rating was cut for the first time in eight years.

90 more flights using ATR 72 aircraft will be available from January 27 – Feb 1 and February 4 -14.

The police in Hanoi have installed ‘first warning’ equipment at a Vietnam Prosperity Bank's ATM to increase security.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem met with ambassadors and representatives of international organisations in Hanoi on January 27.

Nearly 400 children from poor families in central Thanh Hoa Province received warm jackets from World Vision last week.

Tunisia braced Friday for public reactions to a shake-up of the cabinet aimed at quelling huge daily protests.

Prices of all kinds of goods are rising at fever pitch in Hanoi’s markets during the lead up to Tet.

The first screening of Vietnam’s first 3D movie entitled “Bong ma hoc duong” (School ghosts) was a hit with more students rushing to see it.

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group held a conference to review its 2010 activities and implement tasks for 2011 in the presence of President Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Human Rights Watch’s remarks on the situation in Vietnam in 2010 are totally wrong, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has said.

Yet another major winter storm has walloped the US East Coast, paralyzing Washington, stranding travelers and leaving hundreds of thousands without power

Both Vietnam's stock exchanges rose today on improved volume and value as gainers outnumbered losers.

As Tet (lunar New Year) approaches, health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City worry about companies violating food safety and hygiene regulations.

Fund management firm Mekong Capital has released analysis on the investment environment of Vietnam towards 2015 that identifies opportunities in consumer goods manufacturing, retail and education.