Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA/VNS) - Vietnam 's first International Kite Festival gets underway on March 27 in the southern beach city of Vung Tau .

Hanoi (VNA/VNS) - Domestic share prices advanced strongly on March 26 despite news on March 25 that the economy grew in the first quarter at a far more sluggish pace than it had set in 2008.

New York (VNA) - Viet Nam has affirmed supports of ongoing mediation efforts made by the UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Bassole, and by Qatar on behalf of the Arab League in promoting t

Ottawa (VNA) - Carol Huynh, a Canadian free wrestler of Vietnamese origin, has been named as the most outstanding female athlete of British Columbia province in 2008.

Hanoi (VNA) - Nearly 400 foreign and local paediatricians gathered in Hanoi on March 27 for the first national conference on paediatric emergencies and intensive care.

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Vietnam Airlines to take advantages of still-rising demand for travelling in the domestic and regional markets to maintain its role as a maj

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received newly-accredited Singaporean ambassador Wong Wie Kuen in Hanoi on March 25.

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism has decided to open a new tour that links its four coastal provinces with Phu Quoc island of Vietnam .

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index on Mar. 24 jumped 10.46 points to close at 270.62, an increase of just over 4 percent, as trading volume again picked up on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.

Hanoi (VNA) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will adopt a zero percent commission policy for international tickets issued in the country as of April 1, 2009.