Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) intends to make an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 53.6 million shares on the HCM Stock Exchange on Dec. 25.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance have announced they are to slash the retail prices of petrol and fuel nationwide by between 500-1,000 VND (0,06 USD) per litre, as of

Rome (VNA) - The 13 th International Crafts Exhibition 2008 is being held
in the northern Italian city of Milan between Nov. 29 and Dec. 8,

HCM City (VNA) - Southeast Asian law-makers convened their two-day meeting
in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1, which aimed at seeking ways to further

Hanoi (VNA) - Experts from the world's strongest economies, including
the EU and Japan, have voiced renewed levels of confidence in the future of

Lang Son (VNA) - Northern Lang Son province and its neighbouring Chinese
province of Guangxi cooperated to release 500,000 fish fry worth 500 million

HCM City (VNA) - Hearing-impaired foreign tourists should no longer
be concerned about visiting Vietnam .

Soc Trang (VNA) - The southern province of Soc Trang raked in
more than 315 million USD from the export of aquatic products in the first
11 months of the year.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand has set up a special
hotline (66-818144403) for any Vietnamese nationals stranded in Thai

Hai Phong (VNA) - Construction of an international trading centre, with
first phase investment totalling 26 million USD, began in the northern port