A Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) delegation led by Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong attended the 20th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) meeting which opened in Tokyo on January 9.

Millions tons of sludge every year are discharged directly to rivers, canals and unused land areas without any treatment, which has caused serious pollution to Hanoi and become a big headache of Hanoians.

MOET has instructed universities to cut down the number of non-regular training students and prohibited universities to provide vocational training, hoping that the drastic measure would help upgrade the university training quality.

The peach tree leasing market, which kicked off one month ago, has become hotter these days, as Tet comes in just two weeks. The rental is believed to be higher by 20 percent than the previous year.

LG Electronics, the world's No.2 TV maker, said Friday that it will showcase a smart TV that runs Google TV during next week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers will have to pay an emissions testing fee for each new vehicle model to be tested from February 15.

Experts believe that Bkav’s deal would start a new tendency of Vietnamese enterprises spending big money to get back “.com” domain names. A lot of multi-billion dong affairs are expected to be inked in 2012.

The Arab League (AL) decided on Sunday to continue its observer mission in Syria, despite criticism that the AL so far failed to stop violence and bloodshed in the country.

Despite the Circular No 20 which stipulates strict regulations on the procedures for importing cars, luxury cars from different sources still have been flocking to Vietnam.

An Iranian court sentenced the CIA "spy", Amir Hekmati, to death, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

A team of Singaporean scientists have identified a gene responsible for lung cancer, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research said on Friday.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received the President of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Tanigaki Sadakazu in Hanoi on January 9.

Vinmec injects in public health care; Tet promotion flights with VietJetAir; Carmakers fume over fees; Vinatex to stitch up equitisation move; Baskin-Robbins opens 3 ice-cream stores in HCMC; Poor land management wastes public funds

Audit reports showed that petrol distributors had suffered a huge loss worth US$476.2 million in the past four years, though they received compensation for such losses from the State, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang said.

HCM City has reported to the Ministry of Planning and Investment that it has withdrawn the licence it issued to a company for developing the US$1.2 billion Thu Thiem Software Park in District 2.

The Quy Hoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital in Binh Dinh has cured 12 patients  suffering from an undiagnosed skin disease that causes ulcers on hands, feet, mouth, back and abdomen, said Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tan, director of the hospital.

Military-run Telecommunications Group Viettel ended last year as one of the country's few companies to enjoy a pre-tax profit of nearly US$1 billion.

Painting, sculpture exhibition in HCMC Museum of Fine Arts; Quan Ho’ singing to be promoted in France; Musical performance raises nearly VND12 billion for the poor; Vietnamese movie to be shown at Berlin int’l film festival   

Vietnam will launch its second satellite, Vinasat-2, in the third week of April 2012 as scheduled, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hue Flower Street is decorated by hundreds of flowerpots and the animal designation of 2012. This year the street’s highlight will be a 26m long, 5.5m tall dragon.