Hanoi (VNA) - French writer Marc Levy plans to visit Vietnam to meet and exchange views with readers in October.

Hanoi (VNA) - An "Old Quarter on a 5,000sq.m area will be inaugurated this month at the Bao Son Paradise Park, an urban area of An Khanh Commune, Hoai Duc district in the northern province of Ha Ta

New York (VNA) - Vietnam welcomes the ongoing political process in Somalia , especially the Djibouti agreement reached between theTransitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the A

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) says it is striving to assist the disbursement of 10 billion USD in 2008, a year-on-year rise of 25 percent.

Hanoi (VNA) - The VN-Index closed at 445.59 points, down 12.29 points or 2.68 percent in the July 23 transaction session on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.

Hanoi (VNA) - Domestic gold prices dropped by between 250,000-300,000 VND per tael, while the price of the US dollar saw a slight increase on July 23.

HCM City (VNA) - The China Machinery 2008 exhibition (Chinamac) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh on July 23.

Hanoi (VNA)- An Iran-Vietnam business forum has blamed poor relations in banking, insurance and transport for modest bilateral trade revenues, which stood at just over 100 million USD last yea

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Securities Commission (SSC) has granted an operating licence to Saigonbank Berjaya Securities JSC (SBBS), with a charter capital of 300 billion VND.

Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has announced thefirst-ever imposition of excise (export) duties on rice and fertiliser.