Hanoi (VNA) - Defending champions Singapore tied host Vietnam nil-nil in the
AFF Suzuki Cup's semi-final first leg match on Dec. 17 at Hanoi 's My Dinh
Stadium.

Hanoi (VNA) - Emergency management plans must be in place to reduce the impacts
imposed by natural disasters on the environment and socio-economic development.

Hanoi (VNA) - A foreign ministry official said Vietnam has identified the promotion and protection of human rights as lying at the core of its causes of national construction and development.<

Hanoi (VNA) - Trade turnover between Vietnam and Myanmar this year will be about 130
million USD, according to the Vietnam General Department of Customs.

Hanoi (VNA) - Bankers are easing lending standards for car buyers, a move car traders said would help lift stagnant auto sales.

Vientiane (VNA) - A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)'s Financial and Budget
Committee, led by the committee's chairman Phung Quoc Hien is on a working visit to

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's business confidence index (BCI) fell seven points in the
fourth quarter of this year compared to the demarcation level of 100 points recorded

Hanoi (VNA) - Fifteen teachers from Lao military institutes and schools have
completed a three-month training course at Vietnam 's National Defence Institute.

Hanoi (VNA) - The International Financial Corporation (IFC) on Dec. 15 announced
it would sell off over 16 million shares in Sacombank - over half its holdings in

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index added to its strong performance last Friday (Dec. 12)
by breaking back above the 300-point level on Dec. 15, adding 2.92 percent on the