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As Facebook celebrates its 10th anniversary, the world's biggest social network is finding its path as a maturing company, adapting to an aging user base.

Vietnam's total trade turnover with countries in South Asia last year reached USD6.2 billion, posting a 30 percent increase over the previous year.

The project of raising ostriches has been carried out for nearly ten years in the sunny and windy land of Quang Binh Province and has brought big profits for the locals.

The Danish vessel Leopard, owned by container ship operator Maersk Line, berthed in Quy Nhon port in the central province of Binh Dinh on January 31, the first day of the lunar New Year.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh exported some 28,000 tonnes of coal on January 31, the first day of the Lunar New Year, from the Cam Pha port.

According to a post on the forum of the State Bank of Vietnam's portal, using the virtual currency Bitcoin may be illegal in Vietnam.

About 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against three companies that manufactured reactors at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by their 2011 meltdowns.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a master plan on Northern key economic region development by 2020 with a vision towards 2030 with a view to heightening the status of the region as an emerging national political, cultural, scientific

Low-cost airline VietJetAir’s executive Luu Duc Khanh announced that the company is competing a US$6.1 billion deal with Airbus to purchase 62 aircraft at a Singapore Airlines Show next month.

Vietnam ’s exports are forecast to enjoy a good year in 2014 thanks to the country’s efforts to expand markets and new opportunities generated from trade deals.

Even though Tet is just days away, many people in HCM City remain hesitant to buy flowers and ornamental trees for the holiday because of the economic situation.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam announced many serious violations at the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Russia has decided to halt importing Tra fish and other aquatic products from 7 Vietnamese businesses as of January 31, 2014.

The IMF said that there was no panic in emerging markets even as countries like India, Turkey and Argentina were facing sharp capital outflows and currency pressures.

A shipping route connecting Da Nang and Kawasaki in Japan via Shanghai, China will launch next Tuesday, general director of Da Nang port Nguyen Thu said.

The General Statistics Office of Vietnam admitted and explained mistakes in the calculation of Vietnam’s consumer price index in January.

A HCM City People’s Court has sentenced a former VietinBank worker to life imprisonment charged with embezzling VND4 trillion and falsifying documents.

The Government is committed to clamping down on corruption and strengthening the organisation and prosecution of big time cases in its bid to restore people’s trust.

Dr. Alan Phan, a well-known overseas Vietnamese fund manager, said that it is Vietnam’s potential and favourable conditions that attracts foreign investors.