Hanoi (VNA) - New market-based electricity rates signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will take effect on March 1 this year.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam plans to place a bid as host of the 2010 ASEAN Football Championship, said Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) General Secretary Tran Quoc Tuan.

Hanoi (VNA) - Hundreds of couples gathered at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on Valentine's Day to donate blood at the Xuan Hong (Rosy Spring) blood donation event.

Da Nang (VNA) - An Indian-funded English training centre was officially inaugurated in Da Nang central city's Software Park on Feb. 14.

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange saw a decline for the fifth consecutive session on Feb. 16, losing another 2.2 points or 0.8 percent to close at 272.31.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese theatre director Le Quy Duong has been named artistic director of the Asian Theatre Festival 2009, to kick off in China this June.

Hanoi (VNA) - An insufficient number of power lines could lead to an electricity shortage, said Pham Le Thanh, director of Electricity of Vietnam.

Hanoi (VNA) - Measures to develop tra and basa catfish production and sales have been discussed at a recent conference in order to attain the target of providing between 1.3-1.5 million tonnes

Hanoi (VNA) - Measures to develop tra and basa catfish production and sales have been discussed at a recent conference in order to attain the target of providing between 1.3-1.5 million tonnes

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, his wife, and a delegation of the
Vietnamese Government arrived in the Abu Dhabi International Airport at