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

Can Tho (VNA) - Can Tho International Airport will be put into operation by the end of this year in order to develop the local economy and benefit the people of the Mekong Delta.

Jakarta, Sept 11 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed optimism that the tourism industry in Indonesia will fare much better following the recent decrease in world oil prices.

Jakarta, Sept 11 (ANTARA) - PT Astra Honda Motor plans to increase the production capacity of its motorcycle assembling plants in North Jakarta in 2009 to meet increasing demand, a spokesman said.

Jakarta, Sept 11 (ANTARA) - The government has projected a growth of 13.15 percent and investments totaling US$2.5 billion in the electronic industry in the 2005-2009 period, Industry Minister Fahm

Jakarta, Sept 11 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government should change its foreign exchange reserve management system to improve the country's competitive edge and productivity and enable it to withst

Pontianak, W Kalimantan, Sept 11 (ANTARA) - PT Sarana Harapan Indopangan (SHI) is planning to grow Supertoy HL-2 paddy on 10,000 hectares of land in West Kalimantan in an effort to popularize the

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed lower Thursday as investors dumped most blue chips on concerns over fluctuations due to the expiration of futures and options, analysts said.

Jeddah, September 10, SPA -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al-Mansuri and Minister of Environment