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Vietnam will experience one meteor shower, when the Orionids will streak across the country’s skies on the night of Oct. 22.

The quality of vocational trainings in Vietnam is the lowest among regional countries and has yet to meet the market’s demand, an official said at a a recent seminar.

Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Quoc Huy won a gold medal at the 9th ‘Bucovina Mileniul 2012’ international photographic contest in Romania.

Vietnam's largest troop of langurs (pygathrix cinerea) are flourishing in the National Kon Ka Kinh Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

The People’s Committee of Quang Binh Province has just signed a MoU with ZETA Group Holding, to build an international leisure center at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Vietnam-US trade turnover reached $18 billion in the first three quarters of 2012, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.22%, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Hunters had recovered 72 out of hundreds of crocodiles which escaped from a farm in Ca Mau Province.

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban because she campaigned for the right to education was on Monday sent to Britain for medical treatment, the military said.

The Ministry of Education and Training is considering providing the once- seniority allowance to retired workers. However, teachers say they feel “self-pity” with the new policy.

April Lufriu has had an enjoyable experience in Vietnam’s capital city, wearing the traditional costume and travelling around major tourist attractions.

This year's Nobel season wraps up on Monday with the announcement in Stockholm of the economics prize.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (SEV) issued a statement on October 13 announcing plans to invest $700 million in building a new mobile phone production factory in Vietnam.

Vietnam's Nguyen Tien Minh has jumped two places from 13th place to 11th in the world rankings, according to the latest figures from the Badminton World Federation.

A 20 metre long and 6 metre high section of the dam at Dakrong Hydropower Plant 3, has broken after only 15 days of operation.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Hanoi on October 14 for a two-day visit to Vietnam.

National Assembly deputies from Dong Nai have called for a renewed Environmental Impact Assessments report prepared for two controversial power plants intended to be built in the locality.

Europe's foreign ministers will sharply ramp up the pressure on Iran and Syria at talks, while assisting Mali reconquer its north from rebels and Islamist extremists.

California workplace safety officials are investigating how a worker at a Bumble Bee Foods seafood plant wound up being cooked to death in an industrial oven.

Many guesthouse owners in HCM City have been applying arbitrary fees and regulations to their customers.