A Japanese friend of Vietnam

A Japanese friend of Vietnam

(VOVworld) - “I want to write about Nguyen Thi Binh, a typical woman of Vietnam, about Vietnam’s land and especially Vietnam’s war and things behind it”. That was what Japanese...
The reality of press freedom in Vietnam

The reality of press freedom in Vietnam

(VOVworld) - Certain dissident organizations and individuals have distorted information about Vietnam, saying the government stifles freedom of speech and the press and restricts the internet. In its annual report released just...
Improve economic restructuring efficiency

Improve economic restructuring efficiency

(VOVworld) - Restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises is considered essential to Vietnam’s overall economic restructuring. More than 100 economists gathered in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss ways to...
May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012

A: We’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with a letter from American listener James Camili. James said that he sent us a reception report a while...
Europe warned of new crisis

Europe warned of new crisis

(VOVworld)-Europe’s public debt crisis is experiencing new difficulties in the wake of the presidential election in France. The situation is deteriorating. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned...
2012 Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week

2012 Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week

(VOVworld) - The 2012 Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week that opened on Tuesday is jubilantly taking place beside UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay. The week-long event is expected to...
Strengthening Vietnam-Singapore relationship

Strengthening Vietnam-Singapore relationship

(VOVWorld) - Singapore’s President began a state visit to Vietnam on Monday at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang. During the 4-day visit, the two leaders will...
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...
Hanoi focuses on FDI quality

Hanoi focuses on FDI quality

(VOVworld) - In the first quarter of 2012, Hanoi attracted 39 new Foreign Direct Investment projects with total registered capital of 120 million USD, a 2% increase in the number of projects...
Tours of rural Quang Nam

Tours of rural Quang Nam

(VOVworld)- “Being a farmer or a fisherman for one day” is the theme of a unique tour in the central province of Quang Nam that has attracted a lot of...
Vietnam, Macao boost economic ties

Vietnam, Macao boost economic ties

(VOVworld)- An exchange on how to boost economic cooperation between Vietnam and Macao took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. It aimed to introduce Macao’s potential to Vietnam,...