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UK volunteers cycle for Vietnamese babies

17:17 | 05/21/2013

(VOV) -Over 10 days, 25 British volunteers have been riding 1,500km from Lao Cai to Danang to spread the latest newborn baby nursing advancements throughout Vietnam.

Power transmission grid investment approved

15:51 | 05/20/2013

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has adopted a financial mechanism for an investment programme on electricity transmission grid (the second phase) with loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).

Interest rates unlikely to drop further

16:44 | 05/18/2013

(VOV) - Interest rates may not be lowered for fear that local consumers will stop depositing their money in banks.

Electronics sector strives to attract FDI

11:16 | 05/17/2013

(VOV) - Product restructuring imbalances and general underwhelming competitiveness means the electronics sector needs to unite if breakthroughs in attracting FDI are desired.

Around 100,000 TB cases found yearly in Vietnam

15:17 | 05/15/2013

Vietnam is one of the 12 countries having the highest rate of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the world, with about 100,000 new cases detected a year.

Lawmakers worry about economic bottlenecks

17:25 | 05/14/2013

(VOV) - National Assembly Standing Committee deputies have warned more difficulties will burden the national economy unless effective policies are introduced.

Fresh impetus for Vietnam-Russia partnership

12:49 | 05/10/2013

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Russia from May 12-15 aiming to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Young people facing high unemployment

11:44 | 05/09/2013

(VOV) - Unemployment rates among young people more than three times higher than among elders.

Gov’t passes medium-term debt management programme

14:53 | 05/08/2013

The Prime Minister has ratified the 2013-2015 medium-term debt management programme in a bid to ensure the safety of public debt, according to the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

Workshop discusses Vietnamese labourers in RoK

14:51 | 05/08/2013

Many Vietnamese labourers continue working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) despite of their expired labour contracts, heard a workshop in Hanoi on May 7.

Deposit interest rates likely to go down

09:28 | 05/08/2013

(VOV) -Low inflation in April has provided a good chance for the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to lower annual deposit interest rates to 7 percent and loan rates to 10 percent.

Footwear sector’s efforts to maintain growth

16:08 | 05/04/2013

(VOV) - The footwear industry is targeting an export turnover of US$8 billion and a 10.7 percent growth rate in 2013.

Vietnam has 3.5 million asthma sufferers

16:48 | 05/03/2013

(VOV) - Almost 4 percent of the Vietnamese population suffers from asthma, said Bach Mai Hospital Director Nguyen Quoc Anh at a meeting in Hanoi on May 3 to mark World Asthma Day.

Vietnam’s PMI sees slight growth in early Q2

10:12 | 05/03/2013

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector posted 51 points in April, up slightly from 50.8 a month ago, signalling improvements in operating conditions for the first time in almost two years.

Ha Tinh's socio-economic development plan announced

17:25 | 04/28/2013

The central province of Ha Tinh announced a master plan on socio-economic development for the province into 2020, with a vision to 2050, at a conference on April 27.