Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Echenique left Ho Chi Minh City on March 25, concluding his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam plans to upskill its workforce by offering sweet carrots to foreign vocational training providers.

VietNamNet Bridge – The plan to restructuring credit institutions in 2011-2015, which has been approved by the government, shows a noteworthy point: Vietnam strives to have one or two banks of regional stature by 2015.

The United States on Friday named its candidate to lead the World Bank (WB), but this time the selection is not a solo any more.

Some local authorities have said they would consider licensing the industrial zone (IZ) projects in the IZ system development program approved by the government.

Viet Nam's public debt index currently stands at a moderate and safe level, made up of mainly long-term debt and debt with preferential interest rates, according to Government reports.

Vietnam may find it difficult to defend its position among the top three medal winners of the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games if Myanmar, the host country, only organises 28 competing sports.

In today’s Vietnamese society, family meals are becoming scarcer in big cities

The Da Rang River mouth in central coastal Phu Yen Province's Tuy Hoa City has been narrowed over the past month as a result of sand encroachment, causing difficulties in the movement of hundreds of ships.

Hanoi is one of the Asian cities with the lowest rate of public transport utilization, according to a press briefing on Monday to introduce the symposium on air quality in Hanoi.

Food security, safety and infrastructure investment in rural areas were among the chief issues discussed at an online dialogue between farmers and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Groups (VNPT) has inked an insurance deal worth VND4.7 trillion ($224 million) for Vinasat-2, Vietnam’s second satellite.

Having happily married with a little daughter in Dong Van Town, 500km north of Hanoi, Trang Thi Lan, 30, desperate longing to see her people.

The Da Rang River mouth in central coastal Phu Yen Province's Tuy Hoa City has been narrowed over the past month as a result of sand encroachment, causing difficulties in the movement of hundreds of ships.

The funeral for beloved Guitarist Ta Tan, one of the most influential artists in Vietnamese music, was held earlier this week in Ha Noi after he passed away at the age of 87.

Clumsy restoration of religious sites such as pagodas and temples is damaging their historical and cultural values, according to speakers at a conference here yesterday.

Vietnam will play host to a number of international sport events, including football, badminton, chess and Taekwondo tournaments, this year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a warning about Vietnamese nationals’ security and safety in the Republic of Mali following a coup d’Etat in this African nation on March 21.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan left Hanoi on March 25, beginning a week-long official visit to India.

A ground breaking ceremony for border marker 314 was held in Kien Giang province on March 25 according to the friendship borderline agreement signed between the Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments.