Hanoi (VNA) - This week's rally on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange slowed on March
27, with the VN-Index increasing just 1.16 points - or 0.41 percent - to close the

Hanoi (VNA) - As many as 170 export and production businesses have registered to
participate in a trade fair that will open in Cambodia 's capital Phnom Penh on
April 1.

Vientiane (VNA) - Vietnam 's Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs
(MOLISA) and its Lao counterpart have signed an agreement on sending Vietnamese

HCM City (VNA) - Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank has been given the "Bank
Performing Excellent Payment Operations" award by the Wachovia-Wells Fargo.

Da Nang (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem viewed Da Nang 's plan to develop hi-tech industries as a correct move, saying it suits the nation's policy of prioritising the developme

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam fetched 785 million USD from exporting 1.74 million tonnes of rice in the first three months of 2009, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Da Nang (VNA/VNS) - An international fireworks contest and lantern and painting exhibition will be featured at a month-long festival opening this week in Da Nang to celebrate the city's 34 th Libe

HCM City (VNA/VNS) - Gold companies and jewellers think that large quantities of gold are being hoarded by individuals.

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.