The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism VNAT is, for the first time, considering hiring a consultancy firm to promote Vietnam’s tourism, according to VNAT’s General Director Nguyen Van Tuan.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Ten foreign passengers are missing after a Vietnamese tourist ship sank this morning off Ti Top Island in Ha Long Bay.

Food-safety inspections of seafood processing plants will be stepped up this year, the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) has warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Dai Dong, director of the department of employment at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te (Viet Nam Economic Times) about labour shortages and job growth.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a recent interview given to the local press, Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council, Le Duc Thuy, said that he does not think the dong/dollar exchange rate adjustment will have big impacts on inflation.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The development of green energy to replace hydro- and thermal power requires strong policy backing, experts have said.

Dietary fiber may be associated with a reduced risk of death from cardiovascular, infectious and respiratory diseases, as well as a reduced risk of death from any cause over a nine-year period,

VietNamNet Bridge - Ecological gardens offer HCM City the opportunity to promote eco-tourism, but according to Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper, their development leaves much to be desired.

The suggested 18 percent increase would be the highest increase so far, and if approved, will have a strong impact on the national economy. However, the increase still doesn’t satisfy power investors.

New City Properties Development Company, the investor behind Vietnam’s largest tourism project, is feeling the heat from site clearance difficulties.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) has instructed its members to slow down rice exports in the early part of this year since international prices may spurt later on.

Vietnam, Japan cooperate in cancer treatment; Bank rewards nail scam whistleblowers; Dak Nong enjoys clean water supply; Rubella, dengue fever on rise

Apple on Tuesday announced a new subscription service for publishers of content-based applications, requiring them to offer the lowest subscription rates in the company's App Store.

Correction slows down with less profit-taking; Mekong delta obtains high GDP in 2010; January rice exports hit record; WWF Sweden to remove tra fish from red list; Shrimp and catfish prices escalate         

Distributors believe that the decision to devaluate the dong by 9.3 percent will not have a big influence on the prices of high-tech products in the first six months of 2011.

Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Chair of the Foundation Council of the Tri Viet (Vietnamese intelligence), said that the education renovation process should be started with reforms in the primary and secondary education and university education.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport's draft decree for a road maintenance fund has met opposition from motorists, who say it's unfair to demand extra fees for the fund from car and motorbike owners.

The credit flow has been running slowly after Tet with few loans disbursed, which has been blamed on the overly high lending interest rates and the tightened monetary policy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of children in the southern province of Dong Nai drop out of schools every year to help their poor families, according to social welfare officials.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam expects to exceed its target of exporting 87,000 workers this year, Vietnamese Overseas Employee Management Department deputy director Dao Cong Hai said.

VietNamNet Bridge – International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem took the sole lead at the Russian International Chess Festival (Aeroflot Open) after seventh round play yesterday, Feb 15, in Moscow.

VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien has moved up seven places from 241st to 234th in the world ranking this month, the International Tennis Federation announced.

VietNamNet Bridge – Even though they expected the dong/dollar exchange rate adjustment, businesses are shocked at the sharp dollar increase of 9.3 percent.

U.S. pop singer Lady Gaga emerged from a giant egg and performed her new single “Born This Way” at Grammy Awards on Feb. 13 night.