Hanoi (VNA/VNS) - Values and volume jumped on the Ho Chi Minh Stock
Exchange on Mar. 18, with the VN-Index gaining by another 3.87 percent to close
at 273.39.

An Giang (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested relevant ministries to
quickly work out a 'tra' and 'ba sa' farming and consumption plan to make the

Hanoi (VNA) - The Japanese Government has decided to provide 167,000 USD to two
communes in the Red river province of Nam Dinh to build a primary school and
rural roads.

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - A medical lab specialising in respiratory diseases was put
into operation with funding from the Italian government in central Thua Thien-Hue

Hanoi (VNA) - Sweden has set to prioritise environment and climate change issues in
its 2009-13 cooperation with Vietnam, Swedish officials said at a seminar on

An Giang (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on An Giang to apply
scientific and technological advances to agricultural production to improve their
product values.

Hanoi (VNA) - Finland , the Netherlands and Switzerland will continue to
support the Trust Fund for Forests (TFF) in Vietnam during the 2009-2012 period.

Hanoi (VNA) - Five groups of commodities will be exempted from the special
consumption tax following a decision made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on
March 16.

HCM City (VNA/VNS) - The Drug Management Department and Ho Chi Minh City
Institute of Hygiene and Public Health are set to test personal care products made

Binh Duong (VNA) - The Kian Joo Canpack Vietnam Co, Ltd, a joint venture between
Malaysia and Japan , on March 13 put into operation a canned beverage factory