Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities in the northern Hung Yen Province to make a full report of the Van Giang land eviction on April 24, in which some protesters and two journalists were allegedly assaulted by law enforcement forces.

PM attends World Economic Forum on East Asia; VN eager to discuss defence co-operation; President Sang receives five incoming ambassadors; VN, Laos see good results in educational cooperation

National Assembly deputies agreed with the draft on Pricing Law at the morning session yesterday even though certain concerns remained regarding goods and services required for stabilisation, price registration and appraisers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister cum Defence Minister Tea Banh and Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie signed a military cooperation agreement in Phnom Penh on May 28.

Some years ago, the appearance of well-known government high ranking officials on the lists of enterprises’ board of management surprised many people. However, no one is unaware of this growing trend.

VietNamNet Bridge – Austrian President Heinz Fischer will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 29-31 to further promote the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi and ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq entered the run-off round in June of the historic presidential vote after the fall of ex-leader Hosni Mubarak,

Criminal activities in Vietnam have been getting more and more sophisticated and difficult to control in recent years, with transnational and foreign-related cases on the increase, said Pham Quy Ngo, Deputy Minister of Public Security.

VietNamNet Bridge – On May 28, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, Major General Suvon Luongbunmi who is currently on a working visit to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The “e-book fever” has been attacking the Vietnamese youth, both the bookworm circle and normal readers.

Japan's ex-Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized on Monday saying that the government and its pursue for nuclear energy bore most of the responsibility for the Fukushima Crisis last year.

Dozens of provinces have pledged to join a tourism stimulus program initiated by the HCMC Tourism Association, agreeing to slash service prices so as to stir up travel demand, said a source from the association.

It’s now the busiest time for university students, especially the ones who prepare for the graduation exams. And it's the time to give present to lecturers.

The State Bank said the bad debt ratio has increased from 3.2 percent earlier this year to 3.6 percent by mid April. However, other calculations show that the bad debt ratio is 3-4 times higher than the released figure.

Being afraid of having no chance to see Irrawaddy dolphins – which is listed at the top of endangered species by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), we went to their major domain.

Cuba' s national soccer team will this week warm up for its June World Cup qualifiers with matches against Brazil' s Mogi Mirim and Ponte Preta.

Garment exports slow down; Experts mull over banks’ bad debt problems; Agro-forestry-fishery exports reach US$11 billion; Great amount of smuggled goods found in southern hub; Central bank continues cutting interest rates

The stock market has enjoyed a long, four-month winning streak, and by the end of April had become one of this year's fastest growing markets in the world.

The labor ministry has brushed aside a rumor that the unemployment insurance fund is at risk of breaking up, ascertaining that the fund is still secured with the balance of more than VND11.6 trillion at the end of 2011.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie arrived in Phnom Penh On May 27 for a four-day official visit to strengthen ties with Cambodia and the ASEAN.

VietNamNet Bridge – A feast for the eyes and for the stomach, the European Food Festival that took place at the National Library on Saturday night left all in attendance stuffed with to the brim.

Seven private educational institutions have been illegally offering courses, affiliating themselves with foreign colleges and granting degrees without authorisation, an inspection by the Ministry of Education and Training has revealed.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is planning to raise fines for illegal mineral exploitation in a bid to curb rampant violations and reduce pollution from activities such as ore and coal mining.

The National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee wants to promote the role of the private sector as the main economic driver, while reducing the role of the State economic sector.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is building up a list of key projects to call for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the new period of 2011-2015.