Banks cut interest rate, inflation eases

Banks cut interest rate, inflation eases

(VOVworld) The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has just lowered major interest rate caps, including deposit rates by 1%. The central bank has also decided to open up equity, real estate...
Kwangmyongsong 3- a burning issue

Kwangmyongsong 3- a burning issue

(VOVworld)- Japan, South Korea and the US have over the past few days strongly reacted to North Korea’s decision to launch an earth observation satellite- the Kwangmyongsong 3 despite assurance...
DPRK puts rocket on pad for satellite launch

DPRK puts rocket on pad for satellite launch

(VOVWorld) The rocket to be used for the planned satellite launch later this month by the North Korea has been positioned on its launch pad. 70 reporters were invited to take a...
U-turn in Syria crisis

U-turn in Syria crisis

(VOVworld)-Syria has accepted a 6-point peace proposal put forward by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. The move is seen as light at the end of the tunnel...
 90 movies compete for annual national film award

90 movies compete for annual national film award

(VOVworld) - More than 90 movies will compete for the annual national film award. The Vietnam Cinema Association announced in a press conference in Hanoi Thursday the 2011 Golden Kite Awards will honor...
Vietnam, Chile strengthen multi-faceted cooperation

Vietnam, Chile strengthen multi-faceted cooperation

(VOVworld) - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has expressed his belief that the visit by the Chilean Senate President to Vietnam will contribute to developing the traditional friendship between the two...
2012 FDI projects attaching to the quality

2012 FDI projects attaching to the quality

(VOVworld) The Ministry of Planning and Investment reports that foreign direct investment attraction in Vietnam reached only 37.5 million USD last month due to the global recession. But domestic economists...
Vietnam attends rural development summit.

Vietnam attends rural development summit.

(VOVworld)- The 35th session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s Executive Council opened in Rome yesterday. Deputy Finance Minister Truong Chi Trung is representing Vietnam at the event
The Hue garden house

The Hue garden house

(VOVworld) Hue’s garden houses, which harmoniously blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature, are a unique expression of the cultural values of Vietnam’s former imperial city...
Vietnam set to strengthen health communications

Vietnam set to strengthen health communications

(VOVworld) - The Health Minister has urged for increasing health communications, saying hand, foot and mouth disease, H5N1 influenza and environmental sanitation should be high on the agenda. Addressing a conference on...
Strengthening Vietnam-US ties

Strengthening Vietnam-US ties

(VOVworld) A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh visited the US last week, meeting with government leaders, Congressmen and businesses leaders to open up new cooperative...
Implications of EU rating downgrades

Implications of EU rating downgrades

Standard and Poor’s downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro-zone countries last week, making big news on a Black Friday the 13th. The rating downgrade hammers the...