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Coca-Cola and Samsung have pulled their advertising from a popular Vietnamese website notorious for providing unlicensed downloads of Western and local songs, in a rare victory against online piracy in a country where it has grown unchecked.

The central coastal region is famous for beautiful and pristine beaches and has attracted many tourism investment projects in recent years.

Several property development projects suspended in recent years had negative impacts on the living conditions of residents around them.

Fresh from passing the billion-member mark, Facebook was letting members in the US pay seven dollars each to have personal posts given priority in feeds seen by their friends.

To help mobilise more gold from the public, the macro-economy must become more stable, urged several experts.

The tablet is now listed on Microsoft product pages in the U.S. and Europe, but with no details on price or launch date.

Japan's territorial dispute with China appears to be spilling onto the stage of global finance meetings.

Vietnam needs a long-term port system vision in order to reach the government's target of sea commerce.

Chinese goods have been flowing to Vietnam in masses, thus worsening Vietnam’s trade deficit.

A number of businesses in HCM City have imported bad quality chicken from South Korea to sell to supermarkets and restaurants.

The investors in the tourism real estate sector, who thought to be unhurt by the gloomy real estate market, have also tasted the bitterness of the economic crisis.

Eurozone private sector business activity remained firmly stuck in the doldrums in September, with the key services sector suffering a very sharp fall, a survey showed.

The MoIT will promote the consumption of biofuel by providing more information on the economic and environmental advantages of the vegetable–derived petrol alternative.

Struggling Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia might sell its headquarters on the outskirts of Helsinki, a senior company official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Asia's service industries' true potential remains blocked by restrictions and red tape, a new ADB report claims.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said the nation always welcomed and facilitated Indian enterprises to co-operate and invest in agriculture in Vietnam.

Vietnamese seaports now face the problem of being overload or not having sufficient capacity, revealing failures in planning.

The HSBC Global Research has said in their recent report that Vietnam's economic growth this year could reach 5%.

US-based Eximbank has approved a loan of USD118 million for VNPT to buy satellites and services from Lockheed Martin.