US funds 1.4 m USD in aviation safety

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HCM City (VNA)- Vietnam and the US have signed an agreement on the latter's aid, enabling the continued aviation safety project with its second and third phases.

PM calls for end to petrol smuggling

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Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged relevant ministries, cities and provinces to take bold measures to prevent petrol smuggling across borders in an official document released on Jul

Deputy PM awards two outstanding students

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Thanh Hoa (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on July 23awarded a "Merit of Certificae" and 15 million USD( 937 USD) to two students in Thanh Hoa province for winning gold medals at th

Huge reduction in State budget spending

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Hanoi (VNA)- With almost 1,970 State-funded construction projectsdelayed after thorough reconsideration, the State budget has saved almost 6 trillion VND so far this year, accounting for nearly

Hanoi's Old Quarter to reappear, with a twist

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Hanoi (VNA) - An "Old Quarter on a 5,000sq.m area will be inaugurated this month at the Bao Son Paradise Park, an urban area of An Khanh Commune, Hoai Duc district in the northern province of Ha Ta

Vietnam welcomes Djibouti agreement for Somalia

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New York (VNA) - Vietnam welcomes the ongoing political process in Somalia , especially the Djibouti agreement reached between theTransitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the A

Efforts to speed up FDI disbursement rate

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Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) says it is striving to assist the disbursement of 10 billion USD in 2008, a year-on-year rise of 25 percent.

VN-Index reduces after impressive recovery

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Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index closed at 445.59 points, down 12.29 points or 2.68 percent in the July 23 transaction session on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.

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