Thanh an, Vietnam News

Vietnam's National Assembly deputies yesterday called for amendment of the seven-year-old Law on Energy and an end to the monopoly of the electricity sector, emphasising the need to encourage and diversify capital investment in the sector and promote energy conservation.

The central province of Quang Ngai has announced the epidemic of the foot-and-month disease among the cattle since nearly 1250 buffaloes, cows and pigs have been infected.

Teach on: Trieu Ngoc Khiem teaches his class. His class has 14 students, most of whom are from poor families but are very industrious and yearn to learn more.

The US consul in Ho Chi Minh City, Le Thanh An, is an ethnic Vietnamese who will celebrate his first Tet in his homeland for 45 years.

Thanh An sits down with a range of different personalities born during the 'Year of the Cat' to talk about their hopes and expectations for the new year.