Thick haze blanket still covers Chiang Mai city, many hospitalised
Residents in Thailand’s Chiang Mai city are still living with the haze pollution, which has sent almost 20,000 people in…
Thailand forecasts Japanese traveller rise during Songkran holiday
Thailand is hopeful that more Japanese travellers to land in the country during the upcoming Songkran holiday while more Thais…
Congratulations to Bangladesh on National Day
President Truong Tan Sang on March 26 sent a messages of congratulations to Bangladeshi Acting President Abdul Hamid on the…
Anti-corruption Steering Committee meets
The Central Anti-corruption Steering Committee convened its second meeting in Hanoi on March 26, with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu…
Indian communists welcomed in Hanoi
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI -M) should continue promoting their relations…
Journalists give opinions to Constitution amendments
Members of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association gathered in Hanoi on March 26 to give opinions to the draft revised 1992…
Int’l badminton tournament opens in Hanoi
As many as 269 badminton players from 14 countries and territories will compete at the Ciputra Hanoi Vietnam Challenge 2013…
Interest rates down, cash flow gets stuck
VietNamNet Bridge – Commercial banks have quietly reduced the deposit interest rates because of the low demand for loans. Investors…
Developing IC industry: better late than never
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has kicked off the project to develop the IC industry, planning to make investment in…
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 26/3
16 injured in head-on bus/truck crash Sixteen people were injured when a bus and truck collided head-on in the Central…