Hanoi (VNA) – Northern Vietnam may face its worst drought in more than a century, from next January through April, a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)

HCM City (VNA) – The 16th Vietnam Film Festival opened in the White Palace Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City on December 8 in an impressive ceremony.

Copenhagen (VNA) – Vietnam is one of the four countries hardest hit by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2010 report.

Vientiane (VNA) – National flags of participating countries to the
25th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 25) were raised at a ceremony in the Athlete Villages in Vientiane on Dec. 8.

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications to conduct a comprehensive inspection of websites after local media sources ran stories fea

Da Nang (VNA) – The Supreme People’s Court in the central city of Da Nang on Dec.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has ordered the State Bank of Vietnam to enhance administration of the gold sector, particularly gold-trading centres.

Tokyo (VNA) – Japan ’s government on Dec.

Hanoi (VNA) – The VN-Index edged up for a second day on Dec. 7 to close at 498.61, a gain of 0.74 percent, on continued sluggish volume on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Hanoi (VNA) – Another pharmaceutical plant meeting international standards was inaugurated in Hanoi on Dec. 8.