Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has pledged that Vietnam
will focus on directing and monitoring the use of ODA to further increase
its efficiency.

HCM City (VNA) - A consumer confidence index for the Asia-Pacific region
calculated by the US Company MasterCard, said Vietnam is the most

Hanoi (VNA) - Investors have become cautions with trading, as the income tax
on securities trading is still up in the air.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam brought in 89.4 trillion VND (5.3 billion USD) in
total retail sales of goods and services in November, 1.7 percent higher

Hanoi (VNA) - National forecasters have announced that cold weather will blanket northern Vietnam again on Dec. 4 while a new tropical pressure was forming in the East Sea on Dec. 2.

Hanoi (VNA) - Animal feed can contain a maximum of 2.5 mg of melamine per kg under a decision issued last Friday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Finance has published on its website the names of 29 auditors who are allowed to audit securities issuers, listed firms and brokerages and fund management companies in

Hanoi (VNA) - A conference aimed at improving the living-standards of
millions of women working in the fisheries industry throughout Southeast Asia opened in Hanoi on Dec. 2.

Hanoi (VNA) - A cautious policy of managing foreign debts at safe rates helped Vietnam minimise the adverse impacts of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, and is helping them weather the storm o

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) intends to make an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 53.6 million shares on the HCM Stock Exchange on Dec. 25.