VIETNAM TODAY

Though Vietnamese youth are materially better off than they were five years ago, they are suffering far higher rates of depression and despondency.

As of April 2010, the Republic of Korea still remains the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam with more than 2,495 projects worth US$21.99 billion.

Trade negotiators from the U.S, Vietnam and six other Asia Pacific nations meet in San Francisco this week for work on a free-trade agreement

The Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (VIETFISH) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in HCM City on June 12.

East Coast Diversified Corporation welcomes SplendID Technology JSC as a new channel partner.

HCMC's supermarkets, restaurants and cafes are seeking ways to attract customers as the 2010 World Cup season opens.

Africa's first football World Cup kicked off in Johannesburg on Friday as Nelson Mandela inspired the hosts to a 1-1 draw with Mexico.

The Vietnamese embassy in Norway will be inaugurated during the Norway visit of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai from June 12-16.

The General Assembly of the Asian- Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) will be held in Vietnam from June 17 to June 20 this year.

As much as 40,000-plus barrels of oil per day were pouring from BP's ruptured well into the Gulf of Mexico before the latest containment device was fitted.

The major plan is to stabilize prices for essential goods within the year.

Power shortages and high interest rates were likely to hamper production in factories over the coming months, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has been informed.

Five districts and towns in Hai Duong, namely Thanh Ha, Thanh Mien, Kinh Mon, Ninh Giang and Chi Linh, have been declared free of blue-ear pig disease.

Potential partnerships between Vietnam and major US companies to improve and expand the Southeast Asia’s infrastructure have been discussed.

South Africa began the World Cup party with revellers flocking to a star-studded concert and fan festivals.

The experience will be an invaluable journey for students, said a doctor who will go with the group to southern Vietnam.

Japan’s new Prime Minister Naoto Kan will visit Vietnam for the ASEAN Summit and other related meetings due to take place in Hanoi this October.

World powers have slapped new military and financial sanctions on Iran aiming to rein in its suspect nuclear program, but stressed that the door remains open for talks.

The group was set up in 1946 under a different name, but its bus operations only began in earnest last year.