Manila (VNA) - The Philippine government on July 23 ordered its army to suspend
offensive operations against Muslim separatist rebels in the strife-torn south.

Bangkok (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted that Asian
economies will likely rebound from the global economic slump in 2010.

Hanoi (VNA) – Bien Viet Securities Co has joined forces with the RoK Woori
Investment& Securities Ltd to launch a new index to track the trade-weighted

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – A five-year national project to restore Nha Nhac (court
music) ended on July 21 when the Hue Relics Conservation Centre surveyed more than

Hanoi (VNA)- To ensure all equitised State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are run in line
with the Enterprise Law next year was the main focus of a meeting held on

Vientiane (VNA) – The 25 th pre-SEA Games regional badminton tournament, named
the “2009 Laos International Challenge ”, will take place from July 28 –

Hanoi (VNA)- An exhibition on an ancient stone site that tourists are advised not
to miss if they take a tour of the superb Sapa mountain resort in the northern

Hanoi (VNA) – The Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam , Mitsuo Sakaba, on July 15
signed two grant contracts worth more than 190,000 USD in support of social

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has timely taken synchronous measures to mitigate
adverse impacts from the world financial and economic crisis on its national

HCM City (VNA) – Most of the 793 hectares of highly valuable land,
commonly known as “golden land” in HCM City , remains un built due to a