Hanoi (VNA) – The VN-Index edged up for a second day on Dec. 7 to close at 498.61, a gain of 0.74 percent, on continued sluggish volume on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Hanoi (VNA) – Another pharmaceutical plant meeting international standards was inaugurated in Hanoi on Dec. 8.

Hanoi(VNA) – More than 16 billion VND (around 910,700 USD) in non-refundable aid will be provided for needy students in 22 provinces this month.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has approved a scheme to develop tra
fish production and consumption in the Mekong Delta through 2020.

Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Minh Triet will pay State visits to Italy ,
Spain and Slovakia from Dec. 9-18 to seek ways of boosting friendly and

Bangkok (VNA) – Three people were killed and 11 others injured after a bomb blast
in the violence-plagued province of Narathiwat in southern Thailand on Dec. 7, said

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 100 specialists from China, Japan, Australia, Thailand and
Vietnam attended an international seminar on agricultural mechanical and electrical

Hanoi (VNA) –The health and safety of agricultural workers and the role of the
Vietnamese Farmers Association were on the agenda at a seminar in Hanoi on Dec. 4.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France will celebrate the
forthcoming 2010 Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 6 at UNESCO’s headquarters in

Hanoi (VNA) – Flower arrangements by Eikou Sumara, one of Japan ’s top
artisans, will be on display alongside works of 10 local artists at the second