Nearly 100 deformed babies are preserved in small jars. All of them are unnamed. The only information on labels on these jars is the names and hometowns of their mothers.

According to a report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) published on November 21st , the number of new HIV infections and deaths due to AIDS has reduced to the lowest level within the last six years.

Up to two-thirds of the projects that have been approved to get financing from government bond sales in the next four years will receive no penny following a directive recently issued by the Prime Minister.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced the two databases for the 2009 general census on population and housing and for the annual changes in population and family planning.

 Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue will be the head of the Steering Committee for Restructuring State-Owned Enterprises.