VIETNAM TODAY

Bill and Melinda Gates said they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s problems continued to mount as the auto maker said it was recalling 1.8 million vehicles in Europe.

The Spring Ploughing Festival, initiated more than 1,000 years ago to promote agriculture, will take place this year in the northern province of Ha Nam.

PATH has received an award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in Vietnam.

Thailand's SCG Paper expects its sales to rise to 45.5 billion this year, mainly driven by the additional output from its plants in Vietnam.

A project funded by the Swedish Government has improved professional knowledge for close to 3,000 journalists in Vietnam after a five year implementation.

The World Trade Organisation is willing to help Vietnam in designing roadmap for each specific phase of its integration into the world economy.

Dung Quat Refinery, Vietnam's first oil processing plant, has become fully operational after it was restarted Jan. 13, an official said.

Vietnam’s dragon fruit exporters are slowing their shipments to the US because of high costs and a drop in demand.

The reclusive writer who gave literary voice to the emotional and psychological anguish of teenagers throughout the world is gone.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on January 29 to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Russia.

The French Red Cross has committed 19 billion VND in relief aid for storm victims in several central and Central Highlands provinces.

Tourism to Vietnam was up sharply in January as the industry recovers from a severe downturn in 2009, an official at the General Statistics Office said.

The pressure is from overproduction of domestic companies and increasing steel import, Vietnamese vice minister of industry and trade said.

Despite an abundance of "promotional" deals, prices are rising in anticipation of Tet.

In celebration of the 1000 year Anniversary of Hanoi, Thong Nhat Park will be upgraded with an investment of $3.5 million.

Research undertaken by women scientists has made an important contribution to the country’s renovation process, said a national committee on scientific prizes.

Microsoft Corp. said its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company's latest Windows operating system.

Earthquake left an estimated 200,000 dead throughout the country.