The government is planning to construct and upgrade three airports in the northern region, namely, Quang Ninh in Van Don District of Quang Ninh Province; Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong City; and Sao Vang Airport in Thanh Hoa Province. 

With nine fatalities confirmed so far this year, the Health Ministry has launched a national campaign to prevent and combat hand-foot-mouth disease.

Foreign Deputy Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Chinese counterpart Cui Tiankai on March 2 opened a hotline between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Salt producers and users have repeatedly asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to allow importing salt. Meanwhile, sugar producers have repeatedly asked for the permission to export sugar. What is happening

The ministries of Finance and Transport are considering a reduction in toll rates on the HCM City–Trung Luong Expressway, following a request from the HCM City Association of Goods Transport.

Cash-strapped telco EVN Telecom was officially merged into leading military-run telecom group Viettel from January 1, 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – Establishing a tourism police force, applying the common fares for both domestic and international tourists, controlling quality of tour guides are proposed to add to the amended Law on Tourism.

Vietnamese gamers, who have been playing game through foreign servers, now do not know what they should do after hearing that a Vietnamese distributor has got the copyright of the game and the license to distribute the game in Vietnam.

The English teachers, who did not obtain the required marks in the tests, are considered substandard teachers. They now feel anxious and the inferiority complex when standing before the students.

Google on Thursday officially launched its new privacy policy to consolidate user information across its services, despite sharp criticism and requests to hold off the changes from privacy regulators.

VietNamNet Bridge – Overweight and obesity among children in HCM City have reached alarming proportions, increasing the risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, a senior dietician has warned.

There have been signs showing that the cash has been flowing into stocks. Though the stock market remains gloomy, it is still the best choice for many investors for now.

The euro area should take more steps to check the debt crisis, as the global recovery continued to be threatened by strains in the region and fragility elsewhere, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday.

The world's oceans may be turning acidic faster today from human carbon emissions than they did during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years, when natural pulses of carbon sent global temperatures soaring,

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and Chilean Senate President Guido Girardin Lavin singed a co-operation agreement in Hanoi on March 1. 

Distributors and retailers have reported big changes in the Vietnamese consumption habits. 57 percent of the family budget is spent on food, while the other 43 percent on non-food products.

Cory Dung Tran, a Vietnamese-origin fashion designer in New York, said that the winner of the Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011, Hoang Thuy has conditions to become an international model.

Fitch lauds nation's measures to cool overheating economy; Car imports increase again; Domestic firms keen to expand overseas; HCM City firms seek 35,000 new employees; More farm produce expected to join global supply chain  

Vietnam is hoping that falling inflation and rising global risk appetites will spur sustained interest in the country's small stock market, a frontier where many pioneers have been burned.

Cine Sessions at Cinematheque; Screening of “Rapt”; Exhibition “Landscapes of Vietnam”; Music Night with Le Minh Son; Exhibition “Shining Night”; Performance of Famous Finnish Choirs; Jazz Concert with Franck Amsallem