Young writer chosen for ASEAN award
Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Ngoc Tu, 31, has been selected as Vietnam 's sole representative to receive the Southeast Asian Writers Award (S.E.A Write Award) in 2008, according to the Vietnam Writer
Oil giant shakes hand with Chinese group
Hanoi (VNA) - The National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) inked a
Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership with the China
Construction of Vietnam's second largest suspension bridge starts
HCM City (VNA) - Construction of the first span of the Phu My
cable-stayed bridge crossing over the Sai Gon River in Ho Chi Minh City started on Sept. 9.
Gov't steps up poverty reduction
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government will carry out a poverty reduction project at 61 districts throughout the country which register a poverty rate of over 50 percent.
Gong festival takes place in Kon Tum
Hanoi (VNA) - A folk and gong festival took place in Central Highlands Kon Tum province, aiming to promote the local ethnic groups' traditional culture.
Securities firm offers trading floor for individual investors
HCM City (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Securities Company (HSC) on September 8 launched a trading centre for individual investors, becoming the first business in the country to offer such servic
Companies still slow to implement IT
HCM City (VNA) - Businesses in Vietnam are adopting information technologies at a rate slower than other countries in the region, according to a survey conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce
Vietnamese fruits approved for import into the US
HCM City (VNA) - Fruit exports to the US will include dragonfruit as well as longan and rambutan, agricultural officials have said.
Bourses down at beginning of week
Hanoi (VNA) - Both bourses in Vietnam welcomed a new week with sales outnumbering purchase on Sept. 8.
VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) shed 13.95 points, or
Young National Assembly deputies visit Australia
Sidney (VNA) - Six members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCMCYU CC), including three National Assembly deputies, have arrived in Australia for a working visit.
