VIETNAM TODAY

Arab leaders meet on economy, poverty

Arab leaders gather in Egypt to discuss trade and development as the region feels the aftershocks of a popular uprising in Tunisia that emboldened dissidents in the Arab world.

HIV patients lack needed drugs

The lack of staff and a proper treatment network has denied many HIV/AIDS patients access to antiretroviral treatment.

Vietnamese models to participate in Asia Model Festival in Seoul

Models Lan Huong and Quang Thinh will participate in the 6th Asia Model Festival on January 21 in Seoul, South Korea.

Peach blossoms need electricity to bloom in a cold Tet

Due to the prolonged cold, villagers in Nhat Tat have to warm their peach trees by electric bulbs so that the flowers bloom by Tet.

Panic as major quake hits Pakistan

A powerful earthquake rocked southwest Pakistan early Wednesday, sending panicked people rushing from their homes in fear for their lives as the ground shook.

New value limits on cars for officials

High-ranking employees of state-owned enterprises will face new restrictions on the types of vehicles they can use.

Asian nuclear power conference opens in Hanoi

The second annual Nuclear Power Asia 2011 conference opened in Hanoi on January 18, drawing the participation of over 120 delegates from Asian countries.

Nguyen Phu Trong elected Party General Secretary

Nguyen Phu Trong was elected the General Secretary of the 11th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

Old people to have more pension

Monthly pension benchmark for old people aged 60-80 will be increased, while person aged 80 and over will receive VND 270,000 as of March, 2011.

Cold winter good news for taxis

Many taxi companies have added more vehicles to their fleet to serve rising demand in Hanoi in a prolonged cold spell.

Office rents way down in HCM City

The average rent for an office in Ho Chi Minh City decreased by 9.1% last year, according to CBRE Vietnam.

Resignations rock Tunisia as thousands protest

Four ministers in Tunisia's new unity government pulled out a day after being appointed amid popular rage against the continued presence of the ousted president's party.

UN health chief concerned about vaccine 'mistrust'

WHO chief Margaret Chan warned that the health community needs to tackle strong and "worrisome" public mistrust of vaccines, following signs of a tail-off in flu vaccination.

International press covers Party Congress

The international press coverage of Party Congress XI provides the world audience with better understanding about the developing Vietnam.

China's Hu lands in US for state visit

China's President Hu Jintao arrived in the US for a state visit promising frank talk over economics and currency disputes, but likely to expose a wide gulf over human rights.

Cold spell kills 10,000 buffaloes and cows

Roughly 10,000 buffaloes and cows in northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam dropped dead from the prolonged cold.

11th Party Congress announces CPVCC members

The 11 th CPV elected 175 official members and 25 alternate members to CPV Central Committee for the 11 th tenure.

Delegates vote on some issues in the Congress documents

Delegates to the 11th National Party Congress voted on some issues in the congress documents at a plenary session.

875 Can Gio households to get Vedan compensation

Can Gio District in Ho Chi Minh City has closed the list of 875 local households eligible to receive pollution compensation money from Vedan Vietnam.

Killings of newborn babies on the rise in Pakistan

The lifeless bodies of two tiny babies are being given their final bath before burial in Karachi, after they were left to die in the southern Pakistani city's garbage dumps.

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