19-11-2011 14:52
Vietnam has grabbed three gold medals in fencing, judo and weightlifting on Friday at the SEA Games, adding them to a total bag of 71 gold medals. It surpasses the target of 70 golds the nation had set forth itself ahead of the tournament being held in Indonesia from Nov.11-22.
31-10-2011 20:08
Budget spending, public investment and economic restructuring are big macroeconomic issues grabbing the headlines these days. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh digs into these issues with VIR.
24-10-2011 08:51
GM Vietnam is set to grab a bigger slice of Vietnam’s automobile market share with its recent launch of new mini Spark and Captiva SUV under its best selling Chevrolet brand.
19-10-2011 17:11
The prime minister just rubber-stamped a decision making public a list of five telecommunications networking businesses having more than 50 per cent of stake or chartered capital to be held by the state.
20-09-2011 16:00
Small telco players are rolling out eye-catching discounts to grab customers.
25-07-2011 10:00
Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3-0 on Sunday to win a record 15th Copa America with striker Diego Forlan grabbing two goals to take his international tally to 31 and complete an incredible family story.
19-07-2011 11:38
The divestment of four state-owned groups from Thach Khe mining project will lead to fierce competition among the remaining stakeholders to jump into the country’s largest iron ore mine project.
18-07-2011 15:44
Nguyen Tien Minh won a silver medal at the US Open Grand Prix Gold after losing 17-21, 18-21 to Sho Sasaki of Japan in the final on July 17 in California.
23-06-2011 08:23
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson unveiled two new Android models Wednesday in a bid to grab more of the burgeoning smartphone market.
29-05-2011 20:47
Tens of thousands of fans burst into the streets of Barcelona chanting "Champions! Champions!" as Barca beat Manchester United 3-1 Saturday to grab the Champions League crown.
25-05-2011 09:14
Robbie Keane grabbed a double as the Republic of Ireland beat 10-man Northern Ireland 5-0 in the Nations Cup here on Tuesday night.
02-05-2011 08:00
Despite difficulties related to their operations in Vietnam, Japanese investors are still showing great interest in the country, as Hirokazu Yamaoka, chief representative of Japan External Trade Organization in Hanoi (Jetro), explained to VIR.
03-04-2011 07:14
Leighton Baines scored a controversial late penalty as Everton snatched a share of the points in a tumultuous 2-2 draw with crisis club Aston Villa here Saturday.
30-03-2011 08:46
Asamoah Gyan grabbed an injury-time equaliser as World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana snatched a 1-1 draw with England in an entertaining friendly at Wembley here Tuesday.
01-03-2011 07:30
AES Corporation has ensured finance for one of Vietnam’s largest thermoelectricity power plants.