Hanoi, (VNA) - Vietnam will provide 200,000 USD worth of rice as aid for Cuba to help it overcome the aftermaths of hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Hanoi, (VNA) - Vietnam plans to send about 70 athletes to the first Asian Beach Games to be held in Bali, Indonesia from October 18-25.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam 's benchmark stock index - VN-Index - ended a sliding week at 476 points on September 12, down 4.23 percent against the previous trading session.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Tan Mai paper joint stock Company has been given the go-ahead to kick off four paper and paper pulp production projects in a move to meet the growing demand of the market.

Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has requested the oil and gas sector to focus on the environment issue and energy saving and security in its development master plan for 2006-2

London (VNA) - Images of Ha Long Bay, Vietnamese girls in the traditional "ao dai" dress and some symbols of Ho Chi Minh City have appeared on London's taxis as part of an advertisement campaign

Hanoi (VNA) - The Petrolchemical and Bio Fuel Joint Stock Company (PVB) said it will sell E5 ethanol blend petrol on a trial basis next week at two petrol stations in Hanoi .

Hanoi (VNA) - A project on setting up a system of financial information for the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was launched in Hanoi on September 11 with the participation of INDRA , a premier IT

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has to raise its total electricity generation capacity to 18,000 MW in 2009 to meet fast growing demands, said Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang.

HCM City (VNA) - The central economic zone is poised to catch up with its northern and southern counterparts as it attracts increasing amounts of foreign and domestic capital, regional authorities