Northern Food Corporation’s Branch for Salt Experiment and Technology Transfer director Bui Son Long tells VIR that raising industrial salt output would address the salt industry’s stinging problem.

The U.S. dollar rose against most major currencies this week as investors' concerns about the European debt crisis continued to weigh on the euro.

Balade en France, the largest French food-related event in Viet Nam, will take place in HCM City on October 21-22.

The hotel management market remains bustling, despite the shadow of the global economic crisis. Hotels’ owners now have many more choices, because there are more service providers who have been lowering fees to become more competitive.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a comprehensive seafood processing plan to be implemented over the next decade.

Environmental protection laws are repeatedly violated. Luong Minh Thao, deputy head of the Environmental Crime Prevention Department, said that the law needed to be beefed up.

More than 140 artists from 23 ca tru (ceremonial singing) clubs nationwide will perform in the National Ca Tru Festival in Ha Noi on October 13-16.

Bird flu prevention activities reviewed; Renewable energy fair bound for Hanoi next March; 20th Informatics Olympics for Vietnamese students opens; Schools found to be overcharging; Nearly 4,000ha of forest land reclaimed  

Vienam hoped to export more than 1.1 million tones of rice in the last quarter of the year, taking full year exports to 7 million tonnes, the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) said.

VietNamNet Bridge – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make an official visit to Vietnam on October 11-12, according to Luong Thanh Nghi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Industrial production and new urban area projects have been squeezing into the land areas which were initially reserved for aquatic farming, forcing farmers to leave empty-handed.

VietNamNet Bridge – After Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang spoke about measures to curb personal vehicles and develop public means of transport, many people have proposed that the Minister should try bus service.

Several nursery school teachers have quit their jobs since the beginning of the new academic year, complaining of excessive hard work and very low wages.   

The largest coordinated insurgent attack since 2009 against NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) bases was foiled Friday morning, said an ISAF news release issued late Friday night.

Economists say that it will be very difficult to obtain the economic growth rates which are higher in the next years than previous years, if Vietnam still wants to force the inflation rate decrease gradually.

While the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says that genetically modified crop can help improve crop productivity, many scientists warn of food safety and the dependency of Vietnam’s agricultural sector on transnational groups.

Truong Son wins bronze medal at Chinese int’l chess tourney; Bonus incentive for U23s; Regional teams pull out of VFF Cup; Baseball gets SEA Games funding; Minh to play in Denmark tourney

Vietnam jumps in development index; Vietnam economy not out of the woods yet; More foreign retailers to set up shop in Vietnam; Vietnam-Germany trade expected to hit $5 bln; Nation exports over 5.8 mln tonnes of rice in nine months  

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Friday warned the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in his weekly radio show, saying attacks on banks could harm one of the city's major employers.

PM calls for more Cuban investment in Vietnam; President receives Osaka Chamber President; VN, Germany look to bolster relations; Vietnam to attend anti-corruption conference in Morocco; Vietnamese army general’s US visit