Vietnam announces stimulus plan to help farmers affected by global economic downturn

Vietnam announces stimulus plan to help farmers

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has announced an economic stimulus plan to help farmers who are among those worst affected by the global recession, the government said Saturday.

Vietnam criticises India’s anti-dumping duties

HANOI - Vietnamese authorities Tuesday criticised India’s decision to impose anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese textiles.

More than 4,000 prehistoric artifacts of stone and bone discovered in Vietnam

HANOI - Archaeologists have found more than 4,000 ancient artifacts of stone and bone in an archaeological site in Vietnam.

Vietnam busts prostitution ring of fake students

HANOI - Vietnamese police have arrested a woman for procuring call girls who masqueraded as university students, a police official said Thursday.

Rare apes found in central Vietnam

HANOI - A survey has found significant numbers of two endangered primate species in a national park in central Vietnam, conservationists said Wednesday.

Student confesses to Valentine’s Day murder

HANOI - Vietnamese police have arrested a college student who confessed to slitting her wealthy ex-boyfriend’s throat with a fruit knife on Valentine’s Day, a police official said Friday.

Construction workers find bombs in Hanoi

HANOI - Construction workers building a luxury hotel in downtown Hanoi had to halt their work temporarily when they uncovered two unexploded bombs dropped by the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, a military official said Monday.

39 dead, 5 missing as ferry sinks in Vietnam

HANOI - Thirty nine people died and five others were missing after a ferry with more than 80 passengers on board sank in Quang Binh province of central Vietnam Sunday morning, said a government official here.

Vietnam police seize rare animal parts

HANOI - Vietnamese police have seized two tonnes of rare animal remains including bear legs and tiger skins from a store in Hanoi, an official said Tuesday.

China, Vietnam resolve border dispute

HANOI - China and Vietnam Wednesday announced that they completed the demarcation of their land boundary.

Traffic crashes shoot up in Hanoi after soccer win over Thailand

HANOI - Traffic accidents went up by 30 percent in Hanoi Wednesday night after a Vietnamese football victory over rival Thailand triggered wild celebrations across the city, a doctor from Bach Mai hospital said Thursday.