VNA ( Hanoi ) - Vietnam and Qatar have agreed to establish a 1 billion USD petroleum and agriculture development fund, with 90% of the capital coming from Qatar .

HCM City (VNA) - Prices of several commodities will continue to drop by 5-10 percent in September, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's tourism sector is anticipating 7-8 million foreign arrivals on average a year for the next 10 years, but it is struggling to find an image to increase those figures.

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission and Ministry of

Lam Dong (VNA) - Central Highlands Lam Dong province will build a 10 billion VND school as gift for Lao Champasak province, announced the administration of Lam Dong.

HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on Sept. 3
sentenced Wong Mok Jee, a Malaysian man, seven years in prison for attempted murder.

Soc Trang (VNA) - Mekong Delta Soc Trang province, home to the largest Khmer population in the country, has equipped all 92 local Khmer pagodas with bookshelves to help the ethnic minority people s

Ca Mau (VNA) - Southernmost Ca Mau province has started a 70 billion VND programme to allocate land for housing and production, and generate jobs for poor ethnic minority people that will last unti

Dong Thap (VNA) - The Sa Dec Industrial Zone (IZ) in the Mekong Delta
province of Dong Thap has to date had all of its 132 ha area leased with 43 projects totalling 178.5 million USD.

Hanoi (VNA) - Overseas Vietnamese and the Vietnamese Embassies in
foreign countries have organised activities to mark the country's 63rd National Day (Sept. 2).