VIETNAM TODAY

Preparations for the 2010 Hung Kings Temple Festival and the celebration of the death anniversary of the Hung Kings have been basically complete.

The Tourism Administration of Thailand (TAT) is working on new tourist programmes to realize its plan of receiving 1 million Vietnamese tourists in the 2010-2015 period.

An exhibition titled "Open", which focuses on and celebrates the diversity of life, love and genders, came to Hanoi.

A total of 96 people were on board the plane that crashed in Russia, killing all on board including Polish president Lech Kaczynski.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have signed a protocol on cooperation between their Ministries of Foreign Affairs and an agreement on visa exemptions for ordinary and official passport holders.

Vietnam's national nuclear safety council will be set up following a recent decision made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Thailand's beleaguered premier faced mounting pressure to end almost one month of mass protests as doubts grew about whether he has the full support of the military.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet left Hanoi on April 10 for an official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

The Russian Centre for ASEAN and Vietnamese Studies and the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association jointly held a conference on Vietnamese studies and Russia-Vietnam relations.

The 16th ASEAN Summit was wrapped up in Hanoi with adoption of two ASEAN Statements.

HCM City’s National Assembly deputies have suggested that at the time of execution, death row inmates should be given a lethal injection.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam has agreed to provide 1.5 million USD in financial aid to a mine clearance project in the central province of Quang Tri.V

Vehicles being assembled in Vietnam saw a strong surge in March sales doubling February's figures.

Russia and the United States won international praise on Thursday for signing a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty.

Jaks Resources Bhd has signed various memoranda of agreement in Vietnam on the proposed development of a 1,200-megawatt thermal power project in Hai Doung.

Since parts of the Thu Thiem underwater tunnel have been dropped into the river, people have talked about land price increases.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand hopes the establishment of Phuket as a regional air hub will help the country attract more than 400,000 visitors from Vietnam this year.

Effective May 20 this year, pedestrians who violate traffic laws in Vietnam, will face fines of up to 120,000 VND.

The World Bank has announced the debarment of Glocoms, Inc., a U.S.-based management consulting firm, and its CEO for having engaged in fraud in relation to a World Bank-financed project in Vietnam.