VIETNAM TODAY

A car blew up in Russia's restive North Caucasus Thursday with the country on high alert after an Islamist group claimed the Moscow metro bombings and warned of more strikes.

The UNDP has conducted a series of studies on a wide range of socio-economic issues in Vietnam to aid the country in outlining its socio-economic development strategy.

A new coal-fired power plant is to be built in the northern province of Nam Dinh, while a thermal power plant is to be constructed in South Vietnam.

Vietnam has risen two places to 16th in the 2010 emerging markets opportunity index from 2008, according to a new report.

Flying car mechanics and flavoured newspaper pages were among April Fool's Day jokes awaiting Britons in their papers Thursday.

This year's Mekong Tourism Forum will be held on May 7-8 the Angkor Century Resort and Spa, near to Angkor Wat.

The State audit will assess a loss of nearly $80M reported by SAS Hotel investor due to the suspended construction of its hotel.

China's northwestern Shaanxi province is committed to facilitating economic and trade cooperation with Vietnam, said the provincial party chief.

Over 100,000 visitors flocked to the city during this year's International Firework Competition.

There have been no more A/H1N1 outbreaks in the country, only isolated cases, said a health official.

“Vietnam and China plan to increase their two-way trade value to US$25 billion in 2010,” announced Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Thanh Bien.

The deep water port of Cai Mep-Thi Vai helps to boost sea transportation development between Vietnam and the USA.

Donor countries attending a major fundraiser for Haiti Wednesday pledged 5.3 billions dollars for the next two years to put the quake-ravaged nation back on its feet.

A growing number of Chinese men are seeking wives from Vietnam because they cannot find a suitable partner in their own country.

In ten years, HCM City's plan to build fly-over routes has never left the paper.

The US Embassy in Hanoi and the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will require all non-immigrant visa applicants to complete a new, electronic, web-based form.

An Islamist group from Russia's restive Caucasus region has claimed responsibility for this week's deadly twin suicide bombings in Moscow.

The sixth annual Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival is set to take place April 8-11 in the city’s September 30 Park in District 1.

Hoan Kiem District's police haven been assigned to investigate scamming problems around Hoan Kiem Lake, said an official.