Deputy PM: More public supervision to fight corruption
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong emphasised the need to increase the public supervision in the fight against corruption as a move to improve the work efficiency.

An iron and steel complex and Son Duong deepwater port under construction
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the iron and steel complex and Son Duong Formosa deep-water port in central Ha Tinh province on July 6.

Gifts presented to Agent Orange children in Da Nang
Seventy gifts, each worth VND100,000, have been presented to children nursed at the Centre for Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims in the central city of Da Nang.

Miss Universe contestants attended Gala dinner in Vinpearl Land
A Gala dinner to welcome the Miss Universe contestants was held at Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang City on July 5.

Vocational training for ethnic people highlighted
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has said vocational training for ethnic minority people must comply with socio-economic developments in localities.

Vietnamese agronomists do magic in Africa
In just a year Vietnamese farmers managed to help Sierra Leone double annual rice crops to two and quadruple per-ha rice yield to four tonnes, an unbelievable success that international experts had for long dreamt at.

Vietnamese cultural days in Russia scheduled for Sept
Vietnamese Cultural Days in Russia will be organised from September 13-20 in Moscow and St Petersburg with various activities, ranging from exhibitions to movie shows, and culinary festivals.

Master of Kinh shares martial art with world
If you’ve never heard of Kinh, Viet Nam’s premier martial art, don’t despair: A Vietnamese master from Hue is on a mission to educate the world

Miss Universe contestants attended Gala dinner in Vinpearl Land
A Gala dinner to welcome the Miss Universe contestants was held at Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang City on July 5.

G8 nations to tackle global immediate dangers
Leaders of the world's richest countries arrived in northern Japan on June 6 for a summit that aims to handle the soaring prices of crude oil and foodstuffs as well as climate change.

Reducing scattered investments
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) has decided to cut 49 projects worth VND6,500 billion. This is a large sum when compared with the equity capital of economic groups and State-owned enterprises.

Harvard scholars talk on Vietnam’s economic development
Leading American scholars from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University are joining Vietnamese economists, government officials and entrepreneurs at a symposium on stabilizing and advancing Vietnam’s economy, which is currently challenged by high inflation.