VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi authorities proposed making adjustments in plans for the Tuan Chau Ha Tay eco-tourism complex project in accordance with city's regulations.

The largest tea producer in South India, Kerala-based Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company, is expanding its operations to Vietnam and Ethiopia.

Bridgestone Corp. has established a tire sales company in Vietnam as part of the company’s plan to strengthen its operations throughout Indochina.

The Ministry of Construction has asked its provincial departments to put into action projects to build accommodation for students, using funds sourced from Government bond.

US media outlets are gushing like star-struck lovers over the Apple iPad in early reviews as software makers hustle to ready programs for its much-anticipated sales launch.

A three-way road transport agreement between Vietnam , Laos and Cambodia will be signed in June, said a Vietnamese transport official.

The draft decree on administrative punishment for traffic violations which set fine levels five times higher than current levels to curb traffic accidents.

Hoa Phat's steel factory, using a new technology, successfully produced its first batch of steel billet.

Hanoi is targeting a GDP growth rate of over 10% this year and hopes to curb the CPI growth.

Thailand's "Red Shirt" supporters of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra defied mounting pressure from the battered tourism industry to end protests seeking to topple the government.

Among Vietnamese news websites, Dan Tri is leading with the most percentage of Internet users visited, according to a new report.

The Government has approved a five-year training project on sustainable management, protection and development of coastal areas and islands nationwide.

The poverty standard in HCM City during the period of 2009-2015 is expected to equal to the one set by World Bank.

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.