International

PM wants stronger oil and gas cooperation with Russia
07/11/2012 03:06
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the commitment during talks in Hanoi with his visiting Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on October 7. He hgighlighted efforts by Vietnamese-Russian enterprises in exploring and exploiting oil and gas in both countries. Reaffirming Vietnam’s...
China sentences four to death for murders on the Mekong
06/11/2012 08:18
China's official Xinhua news agency said that chief suspect Naw Kham, who was extradited to China by Lao officials in May, was guilty of the killings of Chinese boat crews last year in the "Golden Triangle" region known for drug smuggling where the borders of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand...
Viet Nam to boost trade, investment ties with Laos
05/11/2012 04:38
Dung held talks with President Choummaly Sayasone, who is also Lao Party General Secretary, soon after his arrival in Vientiane for the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 9), which is scheduled to begin today. The two leaders expressed their delight at the strengthening of ties between the two...
Russian Prime Minister to visit Vietnam
27/10/2012 12:57
Mr. Medvedev during his visit to Vietnam in 2010. According to the spokesman, this is the visit of paramount importance, which takes place when Vietnam and Russia have upgraded their bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership. The two sides are expected to discuss...
Travel Picks: Top 10 spookiest destinations for Halloween
27/10/2012 07:24
1. HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA The city of Hollywood is so glamorous that even spirits have a hard time leaving it behind. In fact, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift are just two of the many ghosts rumored to dwell in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Meanwhile, B- and C-list celebri-ghouls are...
Mobile revolution, economy trip up tech giants
19/10/2012 06:37
Earnings disappointments this week from Intel Corp, Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and AMD underscore how Silicon Valley, both the old guard and new, is struggling to profit from consumers' waning love affair with the stalwart PC and infatuation with mobile -- the most significant tectonic...
U.S. economists win Nobel for applying match-making
16/10/2012 02:30
Pairing up employers with job seekers - for instance doctors and lawyers taking up their first appointments - are other examples of how Roth, 60, and Shapley, 89, have separately applied game theory to daily life. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards the 8 million crown ($1.2...