VIETNAM TODAY

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved a plan on expanding the Saigon Hi-tech Park by 587 ha in District 9.

Vietnam will continue to offer incentives to Kuwaiti businesses to invest in the country, said National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

Dr. Lerwen Liu, director of NanoGlobe Inc., Japan, writes about the latest advances of nanotechnology in Vietnam.

After years of meetings, signings and photo ops, the U.S. held another ceremony in Vietnam on Wednesday to sign yet another MOU.

Part 5 of a Tribune investigation unearths documents showing that the U.S. military and chemical firms didn't act on data to reduce toxicity.

Vietnam seems to hold the biggest business upside among Southeast Asian countries, said Doosan Chairman Park Yong-hyun.

The Mercure brand introduces to the Hotel Du Parc a renewed sense of hospitality.

Rail travel into Cambodia from other Asian countries could be a possibility again by 2013 thanks to a new loan from the Asian Development Bank.

Vietnam and the US discussed ways to elevate their defence cooperation to a new level.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to allocate 2,400 hectares of land for the construction of three new university complexes.

Young teachers are devoting their lives to teaching in Van Kieu, a remote village in the Quang Tri Province.

An oyster farm in southern Ben Tre Province has received the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable fishing.

Engineering consultancy DHV has been awarded a contract to help improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecast to reach 6.5% in 2010, said the Asian Development Bank.

Vietnam shares were sharply lower Wednesday due to selling by local investors, who were spooked by concerns that banks will continue to reduce lending.

U.S. agricultural company Bunge Ltd had begun construction of a $100 million integrated soybean processing plant in Vietnam.

Vietnam has required China to stop any wrongful acts in the future against Vietnamese fishermen who fish in Vietnamese territorial waters.

Spain will contribute to the financing of a subway system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the Spanish Industry Ministry said Tuesday.

My Dinh has proved to be an ideal relocation opportunity for many companies in Hanoi.