Nghe An (VNA) - The central province of Nghe An has received and reburied the
remains of 204 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives

HCM City (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam has encouraged domestic commercial
banks to lower high interest rates on old loans in an attempt to alleviate

Hanoi (VNA) - The Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park has so far granted investment licences to
32 projects with a total registered capital of about 700 million USD.

Hanoi (VNA) - This year, Vietnam 's stock market will face numerous difficulties
as a result of the global economic crisis, and may only show small signs of recovery

Hanoi (VNA) - Targets have been set to excavate 41 million tonnes of coal
this year, almost half of which will be exported, said the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange saw the end of a short-listed
on Jan.8, with the VN-Index losing 1.7 percent on the day to close at 314.15.

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission has extended the deadline for
smaller listed firms to comply with new, higher charter capital requirements.

HCM City (VNA) - Journalists in Ho Chi Minh City have teamed with the Ideas company
to institute the nation's first "Golden Shoe" award for the top goal scorer in

Hanoi (VNA) - The 2 nd meeting of Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) tourism
ministers on Jan. 9 passed a joint declaration concerning recent progress in

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has set a target of luring just 20 billion USD in foreign
investment this year, nearly one-third of 2008's figure, due to the global economic
downturn.