Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Pham Quy Ngo lost his fight against cancer on February 18 at the age of 60.

Vietnam has become the fourth country in the world and the second in Southeast Asia to produce an anti-diarrhoea vaccine for children.

Vietnam will face Sri Lanka in the relegation battle to the next-lower group after losing 2-3 to Pakistan in the Davis Cup's qualifier in Group II Asia/Oceania zone.

Thousands of people gathered on February 16 at the Culture Tourism Village in Hanoi to enjoy activities from Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, as seen in their New Year celebrations.

Tariffs on Vietnam's footwear exported to the EU will be cut from 13-14 per cent to 3-4 per cent this year.

More than 240 people have tested positive for measles in 24 provinces since the beginning of the year, including three child fatalities, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Leaders of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have pledged to implement schedules for equitisation of enterprises by 2015 in accordance with the Government’s announced plans.

To prepare for business expansion, many foreign direct-invested enterprises in the southern provinces launched recruitment campaigns immediately after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has stated that preservation of traditional music forms assumes greater importance as the country deepens its international integration.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai visited the Tan Rai Bauxite Complex in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong on February 11, where he applauded the quality of the plant's first products.