HCM City (VNA) – The HCM City-based Vietbooks and Vietnam News Agency’s
Publishing House have released a collection of Vietnamese records.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group
announced new coal prices for electricity generation on March 3.

Ninh Binh (VNA) – Almost 3,000 people flocked to the northern province of
Ninh Binh on March 4 for a cultural programme for Vietnamese business people to

HCM City (VNA) – Motorbike drivers caused 70 percent of the 1,123 traffic
accidents in HCM City last year, according to the city’s Traffic Safety
Committee.

Hanoi (VNA) – The General Department of Customs has issued a new reference table
of imported car prices aimed at helping its officials to combat import tax evasion.

Hanoi (VNA) -- The Hanoi People’s Committee has introduced fines of
up to 15 million VND (789 USD) for people caught illegally discharging
solid and domestic waste.

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam ’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, launched its first direct flight from Hanoi to Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar on March 2.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Japanese government will provide Vietnam with another official development assistance (ODA) package of more than 25.8 billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2009, raising the

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Construction will invest around 9.4 trillion VND (495 million USD) in a programme to prevent clean water losses in 2010.

Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Various training workshops, funded by the European Commission, will be held this month for educators across Vietnam to help improve education management and assessment in the