Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index ended the session on Jan. 14 essentially
unchanged, on continued modest trading, gaining a neigligible 0.28 percent to close
at 307.98.

Ben Tre (VNA) - The first Coconut Festival opened on Jan. 13 in the Mekong Delta
province of Ben Tre , promising to bring tourists a taste of various local
coconut products.

New York (VNA) - A Vietnamese diplomat has called upon the concerned parties to
immediately stop violence and implement the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Hanoi (VNA) - A grassroots campaign is being organised by the Government to
execute its new anti-poverty plan to lift 2.4 million people living in the most

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam 's first telecommunication satellite, Vinasat-1, has to date had around 30 percent of its capacity used for commercial purposes and trial services.

Vinh Long (VNA) - Hospital staff and the Red Cross Society have enriched the lives of both poor patients and themselves at the Tam Binh hospital, southern Vinh Long province.

Hanoi (VNA) - The German Organisation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)'s project has wrapped up a 10-year project to help Vietnam build a State auditing agency and strengthen its operations.

Hanoi (VNA) - A meeting was held in Hanoi on Jan. 14 to mark the 59th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-China diplomatic ties.

Quang Binh (VNA) - This year's newly-crowned Miss World, Ksenia Sukhinova, and her predecessor, 2007's Miss World Zhang Zi Lin, paid a visit to Canh Hoa commune, Quang Trach district, in the cen

Hanoi (VNA) - The military-run telecom service provider, Viettel, on Jan. 13 said it has so far attracted over 150,000 mobile phone subscribers in Cambodia and Laos.