Hundreds of fishermen in the southern province of Bac Lieu on Monday moved a 15-ton whale inshore after it was found dead the day before.

Construction will begin next month on a 220-km long coastal road in the Mekong Delta as part of an international highway linking the country with Cambodia and Thailand, according to the project’s management board.

Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan’s largest industrial conglomerates, said Monday it plans a stainless steel plant in Vietnam, with local media citing a budget of over US$3 billion.

HA NOI — January auto sales surged 76 per cent over the same period last year to 6,961 units, the Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers Association announced in its monthly report.

HA NOI — Despite lingering global economic problems, two-way trade between Viet Nam and the UK was expected to become brisker this year, said Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in the UK An The Dung.

HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has directed ministries, sectors, food corporations and the Viet Nam Food Association to develop support for this year's domestic rice production and export activities.

HA NOI — Viet Nam wants to foster co-operation with Slovakia in energy and infrastructure, said President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday. He was speaking at a meeting with the visiting Speaker of the National Council of...

DAVOS — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended a plenary session of the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) here yesterday. It was titled "Reshaping Global Governance".

Tensions rose among desperate Haitians awaiting international aid and hunting for missing relatives on Saturday as aid began to trickle in four days after an earthquake that Haitian authorities say killed 200,000 people.

President Barack Obama on Saturday slammed Wall Street's "audacity" for fighting a bailout fee he wants to slap on financial firms and said his Republican opponents had sided with big banks.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has agreed on a tie-up with Delta Air Lines that will mean JAL joins the SkyTeam airline alliance, dropping its membership of the Oneworld alliance, a Japanese newspaper said on Saturday.

HANOI – While economic recovery this year is a certain factor, experts still warned on Thursday of rifer uncertainties in 2010 for Vietnam in the wake of the global recession.