VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement is expected to boost Vietnam’s agricultural exports to Japan in 2010.

A welcome ceremony will be held for outstanding overseas Vietnamese returning home for the Tet holiday.

Vietnam condemned China’s plan for tourist development on the Hoang Sa archipelago as a violation to its sovereignty.

Most European airports did not appear to be following a new U.S. demand for increased screening of passengers.

Workers of Sakurai Vietnam Limited Company were on strike in order to highlight their interests.

Vietnam’s fresh produce exports are up, but floods, drought and concerns over food safety are barriers to reaching their full potential.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as Head of the National Steering Board of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.

Deputy PM Pham Gia Khiem recently allowed the Bureau for Safe Work under the Ministry of Labor, War Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to become a member of the Section on Prevention in the Mining Industry, which is an affiliate of the International Social Security Association (ISSA).

Vietnamese enterprises in 2009 poured US $7.2 billion in 457 projects in 50 countries and territories in spite of the global economic crisis.

Distributors 20th Century Fox say it has earned more than $350m in the US and more than $670m in the rest of the world in only 17 days.

Dubai opened the world's largest tower as the city seeks to revitalise its economy after 2009's annus horribilis.

“I want to spend my money to build a school for children as it’s my investment for our future generation..."

Delayed salaries and allowances are due to an unqualified accountant and overloaded work of school's management.

Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the U.S. and British embassies there Sunday.

Laura Lam reflects on one of the first cultural clashes that she encountered in the US.

Asean Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said that he was impressed with Vietnam's preparation in taking over the presidency of the bloc.

 

Vietnam’s Long Thanh Golf Trading and Investment Company broke ground for a US$1 billion property project in capital Vientiane.

Due to an increase in the VND/USD rate, retailed milk prices will go up 5-10% in 2010.