Ninh Binh, Vietnam News

Hosting the 39th International Physics Olympiad was an honour for Viet Nam because it expressed the trust of the international community of scientists, said National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.

The northern coast region plans to become a national comprehensive economic hub by 2025 and gain global prestige by 2050 in its master plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 10.

' The Ministry of Health expressed its anxiety that the population growth will be high again in 2008 and 2009 because the number of families delivering their third child has risen greatly while the ratio of ...

Gov't hopes to boost growth by 15%, create 300,000 more jobs The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to earmark VND11 trillion to preserve and develop craft villages.

" Vietnam has only 200 tigers in nature, compared to 1,500 in India and around 5,000-7,000 in the whole world.

Vietnam's construction materials industry will triple the value of its output, according to a new plan put forward by the Ministry of Construction.

VietNamNet Bridge - ' Experts say that the high season of listing on the bourse is set to begin, with many companies expecting to enter trading floors in July in both Hanoi and HCM City .

Sketches for the film Thai To Ly Cong Uan stir public debates about historical inaccuracy.

Con Moong is situated in Thanh Yen commune, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province and in the buffer zone of Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province.

The experimental injection of a Chinese vaccine against blue-ear pig disease has shown positive results, according to the Central Veterinary Diagnosis Centre.

Tran Xuan Sanh, general director of the Viet Nam Expressway Co, spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about his company's recent deal with VietinBank.

As more children are infected with hand-foot-mouth disease, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Xuyen has distributed guidance on how to treat patients.

The ministry reported that the region harvested a total of 170,000 ha of rice with an average production of 53 quintal per ha, two quintals lower than the previous crop.

' Drowning ranks second after traffic accidents as the leading cause of child deaths, according to a report of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs. via VietNamNet

Pests are damaging 353,400ha of winter-spring rice fields in eight northern provinces, according to a report by the Plant Protection Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. via VietNamNet

" According to the Construction Ministry's plan, the HCM City region will cover the current HCM City and the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc, Long An, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Tien ... via VietNamNet

The Nhue River is in desperate need of better protection to restore its health Billions of dong have been allocated to tackling the serious contamination of the Nhue and Day rivers, which run through Hanoi and ... via Thanh Nein News

" The virus that is causing the blue ear epidemic in Vietnam is highly toxic and extremely dangerous. via VietNamNet

The United Nation Days of Vesak celebrations, one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Gautama Buddha, will take place in Hanoi from May 13-17. On this ... via VietNamNet

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome , known as "blue ear" disease, has recently stricken two more Vietnamese provinces, raising the total number of affected localities to 10, local newspaper Pioneer ... via People's Daily Online