Hanoi, Jan 2 - The Ministry of Finance has issued an ordinance to reduce taxes in accordance with World Trade Organisation's rules, which took effect from January 1.

Hanoi, Jan 2 - Ethnic minorities are increasingly choosing not to wear their traditional costumes, especially for their daily activities.

Hanoi, Jan 2 - The central province of Nghe An strives to reduce its household poverty rate to 10 percent by the end of 2014, one year ahead of its schedule.

Hanoi, Jan 2 - Chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Heng Samrin will lead a delegation from the Cambodian legislature to pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 4-5.

Hanoi, Jan 2 - Total new and additional FDI capital registered in 2013 reached an estimated 21.6 billion USD, up 54.5 percent over the year before, according to statistics from the Ministry of Plan

Hanoi, Jan 2 - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said there is a need for stronger efforts in administrative reforms in investment, construction and land, reducing intermediate stages and

Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) provided about 250 million USD to Vietnam in 2013, according to the People’s Aid Coordinating Committee under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisat

Over 14,000 Vietnamese labourers are expected to be sent to work in the Republic of Korea in 2014.

The Vietnamese language will be added to curricula at Lao schools and other education facilities built by the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in the country next year.

The domestic gold price fell sharply in the last trading session of the year, ending at under 35 million VND per tael (1 tael = 1.2 ounces) on December 31, nearly 12 million VND per tael less than