The commercial banking system expects to see credit grow by 6 percent this year, well below the Government target of 8-10 percent, said Saigon Economic Times in its recent report.

Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem will compete in the prestigious Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival due to take place in England on January 21-31, 2013.

Hanel, DOJI and N&G started construction of the US$1 billion Hanoi South Supporting Industrial Park (Hanssip) in the capital city’s Phu Xuyen District on December 17.

Critically acclaimed Vietnamese pianist Tra Nguyen made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in London on December 16, playing a selection of piano sonatas by the world's best-known composers.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Bar Federation should ensure member lawyers protect people’s legal rights, President Truong Tan Sang said at a meeting with the association on December 17.

Vietnam won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships which was wrapped up in Colombia on December 10.

The European Union has shown its continued support for Vietnam’s global economic integration with the launch of the European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project in Hanoi on December 11.

Sixty-two photos depicting the Mine Advisory Group (MAG)’s activities to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam are on display in HCM City.

Cigarette smoking is blamed for a high seven percent rate of chronic bronchitis in Vietnamese men.

Reports on the feasibility of two nuclear power plants will be completed next year, then submitted to the Government, said Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy head of the project management board.